Choosing a Replication Network Topology

Enterprise replication topology describes connections that replication servers make to interact with each other. This topology is the route of replication data (message) transfer from server to server over the network. The replication topology is not synonymous with the physical network topology. Replication server definitions create the replication topology, whereas replicate definitions determine data to be replicated and the sources and destinations within the topology.

The topology that you choose influences the types of replication that you can use. These topics describe the topologies that Enterprise Replication supports.