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Explain Hub and Spoke concept...
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Can someone explain hub and spoke....
Life is an enigma so lets figure it out....
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Think about an old wagon wheel. The 'hub' is at the center and each of the 'spokes' extend outward from the center. Now think about a business with a main or 'home' office and 2, 3, 5, etc. 'remote' offices in other cities for example. The remote offices are the 'spoke' sites. Each of the remote sites connect to the main 'hub' site. Hub and spoke is also referred to as a 'star' topology - the tips of the star represent the remote sites and the center of the star represents the main/home office. And note here that the remote sites are not connected to each other, so if Remote Site 1 want to access resources at Remote Site 2, or Remote Site 3, the traffic must pass through the home/main site.
Above, the hub and spoke (star) topology does not provide direct links between the remote sites. Enter full mesh or partial mesh topologies. With full mesh, all sites have direct connections to all other sites. And with partial mesh, some remote sites have connections to some (but not all) remote sites.
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Thanks that really helped what a great concept.....Think about an old wagon wheel. The 'hub' is at the center and each of the 'spokes' extend outward from the center. Now think about a business with a main or 'home' office and 2, 3, 5, etc. 'remote' offices in other cities for example. The remote offices are the 'spoke' sites. Each of the remote sites connect to the main 'hub' site. Hub and spoke is also referred to as a 'star' topology - the tips of the star represent the remote sites and the center of the star represents the main/home office. And note here that the remote sites are not connected to each other, so if Remote Site 1 want to access resources at Remote Site 2, or Remote Site 3, the traffic must pass through the home/main site.
Above, the hub and spoke (star) topology does not provide direct links between the remote sites. Enter full mesh or partial mesh topologies. With full mesh, all sites have direct connections to all other sites. And with partial mesh, some remote sites have connections to some (but not all) remote sites.
Hope this helps.Life is an enigma so lets figure it out....
