IBM Token Ring

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:cablingType gptkb:fiber
shielded twisted pair
unshielded twisted pair
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Ethernet
gptkbp:dataRate 16 Mbps
4 Mbps
gptkbp:declinedAfter 1990s
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:format data
access control
destination address
source address
frame check sequence
end delimiter
frame control
frame status
start delimiter
gptkbp:hasTopology star topology
logical ring topology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IBM Token Ring
gptkbp:introducedIn 1984
gptkbp:lastMajorUpdate 1990s
gptkbp:marketedAs reliable alternative to Ethernet
gptkbp:maximumNodesPerRing 260
gptkbp:notableFor deterministic access
high reliability
complex setup
expensive hardware
low collision rate
gptkbp:physicalLayer gptkb:OSI_model
gptkbp:relatedStandard gptkb:IEEE_802.3
gptkb:IEEE_802.4
gptkb:FDDI
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Ethernet
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:IEEE_802.5
gptkbp:status obsolete
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Multistation_Access_Unit_(MAU)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:IBM_PC_Network
local area networks
corporate networks
banking networks
manufacturing networks
mainframe environments
gptkbp:uses token passing protocol
gptkbp:usesDataLinkLayer gptkb:OSI_model
gptkbp:usesMediumAccessControl token passing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IEEE_802.5_Token_Ring
gptkb:IBM_PC_networks
gptkb:IBM_PC_Network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6