bus network

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

bus network

   <networking> A network in which all {nodes} are connected to a
   single wire (the bus).  The two endpoints will have a
   {terminator}.  Bus networks typically use {CSMA/CD} techniques
   to determine which node transmits data on the wire at any
   given time.

   Examples are {Ethernet} {10Base2} and {10Base5} networks.

   See also {star network}, {ring network}.

   (1999-11-28)