This is a very poorly defined question. There are lots of ways the links could be catagorized, and there are potentially hundreds of ways to differentiate.
For example, copper, fiber, and wireless.
For example, ethernet, serial, hardwired I/O
For example proprietary protocol, open standardized protocol, de facto standard.
For example, master-slave, peer to peer, ????
Try reframing the question with more specific details of the categories.