Task 1
Consider the two topologies given below, where the link colors
represent the different types of links, as explained in the
scenario.
         
Write an essay on the comparison between the two network topologies
above. When you write it, consider yourself preparing a report for
the Bank CEO, who may not have the appropriate background to understand
detailed mathematical formulas. Compare the two tolopologies on
the basis of:
- Overall reliability and costs.
- Fairness: is any one Bank branch clearly favored or disfavored?
What consequences could this have under highly probable failure
scenarios?
- Waste: is any one link excessively reliable (and more costly)
when not needed?
- Balance: are there disjoint subgraphs that have notoriously
different degrees of connectivity? What consequences may this
have for the Bank operations?
- Other factors: you are welcome to include other factors that
you may judge important.
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