All the network topologies presented in the chapter us some form of cabling to connect the nodes. What if there are no cables? This is the situation in a wireless LAN. Imagines a wireless access point connected to your network serves five wireless devices (laptops, PDAs, Network cameras.) All five of the wireless devices can communicate with the wireless access point by taking turns. Would you call this a star topology? Is a wireless access point even necessary? Can the same five wireless devices talk to each other, on their own mini-LAN, without any other external hardware?

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Yes this is part of wireless star topology Star topology for wireless networks The topology that is ... View the full answer