Token Ring is a physical and data link layer computer networking technology used to build local area networks. It was introduced by IBM in 1984, and standardized...
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which a token circles in a logical ring Token, an object used in Petri net theory Lexical token, a word or other atomic parse element Token, a voucher...
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Token bus is a network implementing a token-passing protocol over a virtual ring on a coaxial cable. A token is passed around the network nodes and only...
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Packet Ring, and Ethernet Ring Protection Switching. IEEE 802.5 networks – also known as IBM Token Ring networks – avoid the weakness of a ring topology...
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local area networks. Historical network technologies include ARCNET, Token Ring and AppleTalk. The increasing demand and usage of computers in universities...
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protocols for communication over the wire. In 1985, IBM went forward with the Token Ring network scheme and produced an emulator of Sytek's NetBIOS API to allow...
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a ring topology when the cabling is done in a star topology as a Token Ring network, internally wired to connect the stations into a logical ring (generally...
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performance networked printer. The initial MIO interface card had Ethernet and Token Ring physical layer variants and used various networking protocols over an...
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Token Ring networks can share the same Local Area Network infrastructure with workstations and servers. NCP encapsulates SNA packets into Token-Ring frames...
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Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies such as Token Ring, FDDI and ARCNET. The original 10BASE5 Ethernet uses a thick coaxial cable...
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