| A | B |
| router | device that connects any number of lans |
| ring | connection of two or more stations |
| bus | linear lan architecture in wich transmissions drom |
| bridge | device that connects and passes packets between two network segments that use the same connection protocol |
| mesh | network topology that is very organized |
| extended star | uses the star toplology |
| log broadcast | each host sends its data to all other hosts on the network medium |
| switch | filters and forwards packets between lan segment |