Refer to the exhibit. A company has a Fibre Channel-based SAN in their data center based on 2 GB SAN switches. The switches are connected as shown in the exhibit. Which SAN topology is described by th

Core-edge topology requires a dedicated high-port-count core switch that edge switches connect to in a hub-and-spoke arrangement, not a simple peer-to-peer switch link.

A ring topology forms a closed loop where the last switch in the chain connects back to the first switch.

A mesh topology requires direct links between every switch in the fabric, providing full interconnect redundancy.

In a cascade (also called daisy-chain) topology, switches are connected end-to-end in a linear series, which matches the described two-switch configuration connected as shown. This design is simple and inexpensive but increases inter-switch hop count and limits scalability as the fabric grows.