How do ring and bus network connect to router?

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Sorry this is probably a very silly question, but for some reason i am confused.

How does a LAN with bus or ring topology connect to a router and other LANs?

For example in a star network they all connect to a switch which can then connect to a router, but where does a switch go and fit in a bus or ring topology?

In this image of a ring network there is no switch: http://www.brainbell.com/tutorials/Networking/images/01fig04.gif

would the switch in the ring network simply be placed alongside the other nodes?

Thank you very much

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