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by a token-passing procedure over one transmission
medium so that the transmitted data returns to and is
removed by the transmitting station. The IBM
Token-Ring Network is a baseband LAN with a
star-wired ring topology that passes tokens from
network adapter to network adapter. A network that
uses a ring topology, in which tokens are passed in a
sequence from node to node. A node that is ready to
send can capture the token and insert data for
transmission. A group of interconnected Token Rings.
twisted pair. A transmission medium that consists of
two insulated conductors twisted together to reduce
noise.
U
universally administered address. The address
permanently encoded in an adapter at the time of
manufacture. All universally administered addresses are
unique. Contrast with locally administered address .
unshielded twisted pair (UTP). See telephone twisted
pair .
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