ring network
<networking, topology> A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network. (2000-11-16) | ||||
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Ring network Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Ring Network
A network topology in which terminals are connected in a point-to-point serial fashion in an unbroken circular configuration.
A network topology in which terminals are connected in a point-to-point serial fashion in an unbroken circular configuration.
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Ring Network
A network topology that connects its terminals in a loop or ring.
A network topology that connects its terminals in a loop or ring.
Ring network Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ring network Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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ring network
ring network
a network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point there are no endpoints. this topology is used by token ring networks.
ring network
a network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point there are no endpoints. this topology is used by token ring networks.
Ring network Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Ring network
A ring network is a network topology in which each node connects to exactly two other nodes, forming a circular pathway for signals: a ring. Data travels from node to node, with each node handling every packet.
Because a ring topology provides only one pathway between any two nodes, ring networks may be disrupted by the failure of a single link. A node failure or cable break might isolate every node attached to the ring. FDDI networks overcome this vulnerability by sending data on a clockwise and a counterclockwise ring: in the event of a break data is wrapped back onto the complementary ring before it reaches the end of the cable, maintaining a path to every node along the resulting "C-Ring". 802.5 networks -- also known as IBM Token Ring networks -- avoid the weakness of a ring topology altogether: they actually use a star topology at the physical layer and a Multistation Access Unit to imitate a ring at the datalink layer.
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