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I'm writing a paper for school on Token Ring, but I'm having trouble discerning something. From what I understand, there are two types of Token Ring networks: wired, and star-wired.
I understand that a "star-wired" configuration requires a MAU that all the clients connect to. But in a "wired" configuration, is a MAU involved anywhere? Or does each computer just connect to it's siblings directly?
I've researched on the internet, but the closest thing I can find are abstract diagrams that don't say for certain whether or not a MAU is involved, and my textbook glosses over the matter.
Ouch...Token Ring? I would personlly rther write pper on rfc 1149. – EBGreen – 2012-01-18T20:07:50.017
I actually picked it because I thought the Token Passing protocol was very cool and seemed like it would be fun to learn more about. :) – Daniel Szabo – 2012-01-18T20:16:31.710
I'm not trying to imply that it is a difficult protocol, it just isn't particularly prevalent any more. – EBGreen – 2012-01-18T20:24:47.260
2I agree...which seems funny to me, because in practice, it actually has a higher applied throughput then 3/4 of the Ethernet in the United States. :) – Daniel Szabo – 2012-01-18T20:31:00.863
Ahh yes. Technically it is superior. Installing it is a pain (compared to Ethernet) which is why it lost. – shufler – 2012-01-19T00:08:16.140