RING TOPOLOGY

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Information on Ring topology

The ring topology is a local area network (LAN) topology in which the medium forms a loop to which workstations are attached. Data is transmitted in a simplex form from one station, normally employing a token-passing.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Ring topology include: 
 
  • Bus topology
  • mesh topology
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  • star topology
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  • topology

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