A local area network in which a node can only transmit when in possession of a sequence of bits (the token), which is passed to each node in turn.
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Through the years it's remained in the lead, even with concerted efforts to replace it with more sophisticated token ring, FDDI, and ATM technologies.
I'm the only one here who really believes in technology - how did we choose Ethernet over token ring?
You shouldn't, unless you are running token ring and have a chattering NIC.
SAN interfaces are typically Fibre Channel and SCSI, rather than Ethernet or token ring.
Definition of token ring in US English:
token ring
noun
Computing
A local area network in which a node can transmit only when in possession of a sequence of bits (called the token) that is passed to each node in turn.
〔计算机〕令牌环
Example sentencesExamples
Through the years it's remained in the lead, even with concerted efforts to replace it with more sophisticated token ring, FDDI, and ATM technologies.
SAN interfaces are typically Fibre Channel and SCSI, rather than Ethernet or token ring.
You shouldn't, unless you are running token ring and have a chattering NIC.
I'm the only one here who really believes in technology - how did we choose Ethernet over token ring?