| Bus | एक Main Cable | पुराने Ethernet LAN (10Base2, 10Base5) | Small offices, old computer labs | Cheapest |
| Star | सभी Devices एक Switch/Hub से | Home Wi-Fi Router, Office LAN | Schools, Banks, Offices, Homes | Most Popular |
| Ring | Circular Connection | SONET/SDH Rings, Metro Fiber Networks | Telecom, ISP Backbone | No Collision |
| Mesh | Every node connected to many/all others | Internet Backbone, Military Networks | ISPs, Defence, Data Centers | Highest Reliability |
| Token Ring | Ring + Token Passing | IBM Token Ring Networks | Old Corporate LANs | Collision-Free |
| Token Bus | Bus + Token Passing | Factory Automation (MAP) | Industrial Networks | Deterministic Access |