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What (who) is token ring - definition

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token ring         
A computer local area network arbitration scheme in which conflicts in the transmission of messages are avoided by the granting of "tokens" which give permission to send. A station keeps the token while transmitting a message, if it has a message to transmit, and then passes it on to the next station. Often, "Token Ring" is used to refer to the IEEE 802.5 token ring standard, which is the most common type of token ring. Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.dcom.lans.token-ring.
token ring         
¦ noun Computing a local area network in which a node can only transmit when in possession of a token, which is passed to each node in turn.
IEEE 802.5         
The IEEE token ring standard. The most common type of token ring. (1994-10-27)

Wikipedia

Token Ring

Token Ring is a computer networking technology used to build local area networks. It was introduced by IBM in 1984, and standardized in 1989 as IEEE 802.5.

It uses a special three-byte frame called a token that is passed around a logical ring of workstations or servers. This token passing is a channel access method providing fair access for all stations, and eliminating the collisions of contention-based access methods.

Token Ring was a successful technology, particularly in corporate environments, but was gradually eclipsed by the later versions of Ethernet.