Token
Token
protocol, token, proxy or packet
Ring topology is the passive topology in computer networks
Token ring uses star topology . The data token is being passed from one computer to other allowing all the computer to have network access and avoids data collision.
There are number of LAN technologies and each technology is classified into a category according to its topology , two such topologies are star and ring topology. In star topology ,The hub accepts data from a sender and delivers it to receiver, there is no security in star topology . In Ring topology Computers are connected in a circle- the first computer is cabled with the second computer.
Star network,ring network,tree network,bus network
Ring technology: In a ring network, every device has exactly two neighboring devices for communication purpose. It is called a ring topology as its formation is like a ring. In this topology, every computer is connected to another computer. Here, the last node is combined with a first one. This topology uses token to pass the information from one computer to another. In this topology, all the messages travel through a ring in the same direction.
Computers can be interconnected in different ways to form a network. Such different ways of interconneconnection are called computer topologies. There are 5 topologies. They are: * BUS TOPOLOGY * RING TOPOLOGY * STAR TOPOLOGY * MESH TOPOLOGY * TREE TOPOLOGY
Ring Topology How to run Ring topology
the ring topology is a network within which all computer are connected like in a circle. The ring topology data transmission is depending on a token. it's a programme given to a computer to allow it to communicate with others computers. it's useful but if one computer goes down, the topology is down too.
These days each desktop computer has a separate internet address bypassing the need to have everything sent through a ring of computers or token ring system. The internet is based on a form of interlinked computers that means information sent from one computer find its way through whatever links it needs to another computer regardless of where those computers are.
The arrangement of computers on a network is called topology. It describes how the individual computers are connected to each other and to the network.examples of topology are Star topology, ring topology, mesh topology, bus topology.