Token Ring

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:protocol
gptkb:networking
gptkbp:can_be_extended_by gptkb:bridge
routers
repeaters
gptkbp:competes_with gptkb:Ethernet
gptkbp:data_frame_size up to 4,460 bytes
gptkbp:data_usage 16 Mbps
gptkbp:dependency token management
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:discontinued early 2000s
gptkbp:error_handling CRC
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1985
gptkbp:has specific cabling requirements
logical ring structure
gptkbp:has_limitations maximum number of nodes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Token Ring
gptkbp:is_based_on ring topology
gptkbp:is_characterized_by token passing protocol
gptkbp:is_common_in gptkb:Ethernet
gptkbp:is_compatible_with CSMA/ CD
bridged networks
switched networks
gptkbp:is_considered legacy technology
gptkbp:is_defined_by IEEE 802.5 standard
gptkbp:is_part_of LAN technologies
gptkbp:is_popular_in 1980s and 1990s
gptkbp:is_standardized_by gptkb:IEEE_802.3
gptkbp:is_subject_to network latency
gptkbp:is_used_for data communication
gptkbp:is_used_in office networks
industrial networks
gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to token loss
gptkbp:maximum_segment_length gptkb:100_meters
gptkbp:minimum_segment_length 4 meters
gptkbp:network_interface_card gptkb:Token_Ring_adapter
gptkbp:operates physical layer and data link layer
physical layer
gptkbp:operates_under data link layer
gptkbp:provides collision-free communication
deterministic access
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Ethernet
gptkbp:requires network management tools
terminators
gptkbp:support up to 256 nodes
gptkbp:supports local area networks (LANs)
multicast communication
broadcast communication
full-duplex communication
up to 256 nodes
gptkbp:topology star topology
star or ring
gptkbp:uses token passing
MAC addresses
frame relay
token passing protocol
physical token
token ring topology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IEEE_802.3
gptkb:DECnet_Phase_V
gptkb:DECserver
gptkb:Apple_Talk
gptkb:IBM_PC_line
gptkb:VAX_11/350
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5