  We investigate the differences between distributing entanglement using star
and ring type network topologies. Assuming symmetrically distributed users, we
asses the relative merits of the two network topologies as a function of the
number of users when the amount of resources and the type of the quantum
channel are kept fixed. For limited resources, we find that the topology better
suited for entanglement distribution could differ from that which is more
suitable for classical communications.
