Tree structure
• This topology combines the star and line structures.
Repeaters generally divide the branches into individu-
al segments. Thus in the event of a fault only a specific
branch is affected and so a fault in the bus system can
be quickly localised.
Slave
(device)
Master
(control)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Master
(control)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Repeater
Illustration of bus type: Star structure
Illustration of bus type: Line structure
Slave
(device)
Master
(Zentrale)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Slave
(device)
Illustration of bus type: Tree structure