Chapter 9, Problem 6Q

Explanation of Solution

Differences between ring, star, and mesh architectures:

Ring	Star	Mesh
A ring architecture connects all computers in a closed loop, with each computer linked to the next.	A star architecture connects all computers to one central computer that routes messages to the correct computer.	In mesh, every computer may be connected to any other computer.
The messages take a long time to travel from the sender to the receiver.	It is faster than the ring network because message needs to travel through fewer circuits to reach its destination...