Ccna routing and Switching Complete Study Guide

Partially meshed topology    This type of topology reduces the number of routers within a 

network that have direct connections to all other routers in the topology. Figure 21.3 depicts 

a partially meshed topology.

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Unlike in the full mesh network, all routers are not connected to all other routers, but it 

still provides more redundancy than a typical hub-and-spoke design will. This is actually 

considered the most balanced design because it provides more virtual circuits, plus 

redundancy and performance.