7. LAN Logical Bus Topology

• Common features:

  • Shared medium

  • Simultaneous broadcast

  • Most common forms of wired and wireless LANs today:

    • Ethernet (the Physical Layer of the OSI networking model using MAC addresses.)

    • IEEE 802.3 (CSMA/CD, Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection - a network control protocol.)

    • IEEE 802.11 (WLAN, or wireless LAN.)