Token Ring Networks: Design Implementation and ManagementThe data communications industry is already moving onto the third generation of local area networks. These can be enterprise-wide systems with hundreds of users and needing advanced management capabilities. |
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adapter cards application program application software area network attached backbone ring backbone TRN bridge building cable lengths cabling system client cluster controllers configuration connected connector copper wire cost cross-connect data communications data frame data link data rate database devices disk space distributed equipment room Ethernet FDDI file server floor functions gateway hardware host computer IBM's IEEE implementation interconnect interface LAN Manager lobe lengths local ring main ring mainframe major media filter needed NETBIOS NetView NetWare network management network operating systems nodes OfficeVision optical fibre organisations OS/2 EE outlet packet patch panels personnel problem protocol PS/2 computer QPSX ring network risers signal specific speed standard station suppliers switched system administrator telecom closet telecommunications telephone throughput token ring adapter token ring network traffic transmission TRN installation TRN system twisted pair Type users