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 +====== Network Topology ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +A network consists of communicating entities and the relationships through which those entities exchange information.
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 +The topology describes the arrangement of those entities and communication relationships independently of the particular technologies used to realize them.
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 +A Network Topology may describe physical, logical, virtual, or other communication relationships. It does not, by itself, prescribe a particular networking technology, routing mechanism, communication protocol, middleware product, or deployment environment.
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 +A [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:distributed_network_topology|Distributed Network Topology]] is a specialization of Network Topology in which multiple interconnected [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:n:node|Nodes]] participate in distributed communication and coordination.
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 +===== Definition =====
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 +//the arrangement of communicating entities and the communication relationships among those entities//
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 +===== Source =====
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 +DIDO Solutions architectural definition derived from distributed-system and networking concepts used by the DIDO Reference Architecture and DIDO-TE.
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 +===== Note =====
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 +Network Topology describes communication structure rather than the behavior or implementation of the communicating entities.
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 +A Network Topology may be represented independently of the physical network that realizes it.
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 +===== Example =====
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 +A test environment may define a Network Topology in which Node A communicates with Node B, and Node B communicates with Node C, without requiring Node A to communicate directly with Node C.
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