What is mesh topology? and its advantages & disadvantages


What is mesh topology? (Mesh topology definition)
  • Mesh topology is the kind of network topology in which there is point-to-point connections between every device in the network. This topology is not very popular as each device in the network requires an interface for every other device in the network.
Advantages of mesh topology:
  • There is less traffic issues in links sharing.
  • If one link becomes unusable, it doesn't incapacitate the complete system. Thus, act as strong.
  • It has privacy and security.
  • Point-to-point link build fault identification and fault isolation simple.
  • Multiple connections make the network very reliable.
  • Failure of a node does not affect the data transmission to the destination node.
Disadvantages of mesh topology:
  • Difficult to configure, reconfigure and maintain.
  • More expensive than other topologies.