| A | B |
|---|
| Token Ring/802.5 Basics | 3 bytes in length, Start and End Delimator, and access control byte |
| Start Delimator | Anounces arrival of a token, or data/command |
| Access Control | Contains priority and reservation field, and a token and monitor bit |
| End Delimator | signals the end of a token or data/command |
| FCS Field | Checks for damage during transmission |
| Early Token Release | Allowing more than one token on the ring |
| Token Ring Passing Networks | Have no collisions, they are deterministic |
| Fields that control priority | Priority and Reservation Felds |
| Beaconing | Detects and repairs network faults |
| FDDI | Used as a backbone to connect highspeed computers in a LAN |
| Media Access Control | Defines how the media is accessed |
| Physical Layer Protocol | Defines data encoding/decoding |
| Physical Layer Medium | Defines the charactoristics of the transmission medium |
| Station Management | Defines the FDDI station configuration |
| Synchronous | Consumes a portion of the 100Mbps bandwidth |
| Asynchronous | Each station is asigned a priority level |
| NICs | Provide network connection |
| Bridges | Connect network segments and make intelligent decisions on passing signals on |
| Switches | Transmit data faster than bridges, but act similar |
| Collision Domain | The area of the network where nodes are all inter-connected |
| Segmentation | Seperating Collision Domains, using bridges, routers, or switching |
