Challenge Lab $3-1$: Building an Extended Star Topology Network

Time Required: $30$ minutes

Objective: Use hubs and switches to build an extended star topology network.

Required Tools and Equipment: Determine which type of devices and how many you need to build the network.

Description: In this lab, you build an extended star network in which the computers are connected in a physical star and a logical bus topology; the computers form the outer arms of the extended star. The center of the extended star should be a device that creates one collision domain per port. Draw the network with as much equipment as you would like, with a minimum of $5$ computers evenly around the outer edges of the extended star. Draw the final topology and label the devices. Then answer the following questions:

To what type of device are the computers attached?

What type of device is at the center of the extended star?

How many collision domains are in this network?