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Lecture #14: Local Area Networks ALOHA Ethernet Token Ring ...

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<strong>Token</strong> <strong>Ring</strong> operation<br />

�� When nobody is transmitting a token circles.<br />

�� When a station needs to transmit data, it<br />

converts the token into a data frame.<br />

�� When the sender receives its own data frame,<br />

it converts the frame back into a token.<br />

�� If an error occurs and no token frame, or more<br />

than one, is present, a special station (“Active<br />

Monitor”) detects the problem and removes<br />

and/or reinserts tokens as necessary.<br />

�� The Abort frame: frame:<br />

used to abort transmission by<br />

the sending station.<br />

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