Both bus and tree topologies are characterized by the use of multipoint （1）. For the bus, all stations attach, through appropriate hardware （2）known as a tap, directly to alinear transmission medium, or bus. Full-duplex operation between the station and the tap allowsdata to be transmitted onto the bus and received from the （3）. A transmission from anystation propagates the length of the medium in both directions and can be received by all other（4）. At each end of the bus is a （5）, which absorbs any signal, removing it from thebus.

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