Token Ring

Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. A LAN protocol (IEEE 802.5) in which networked stations are arranged in a logical ring and a special 'token' frame circulates continuously — a station may only transmit data when it holds the token, preventing collisions but largely supplanted by Ethernet.

    In plain English: An older networking method where computers take turns sending data by passing around a digital 'permission slip' in a circle.

    Example: "The building still had token ring cabling from the '90s — we ripped it all out and ran Cat6."

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