Network Topology Builder

For Cambridge AS & A Level Computer Science 9618, build bus, star, mesh and hybrid networks, then send packets through the result.

Goal: Connect at least four stations to one shared backbone.

Connect each station once to the terminated backbone; do not link stations directly.

Construction evidence

Start with the parts. Add the required devices, connect them, then check your topology.

Test a packet route

Network behaviour

Stations send and receive. Switches, bridges and shared buses can carry packets onward. In Hybrid, add direct mesh links over an existing bus or star and compare which route the packet chooses.