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standard: IEEE 802.5; developed by IBM; very popular
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media: optical fiber, twisted pair STP or UTP
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bandwidth: 4, 16 Mbps; also 100 Mbps High-Speed Toke Ring (IBM) and Gigabit Token Ring 1Gbps (Cisco)
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max frame size: (4 Mbps) no limit; (16 Mbps) 18,000 Bytes
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max nodes: 260 for STP and 72 for UTP
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max interstation distance: 300 m to MSAU
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topology: physical star, logical ring
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hardware:
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Token Ring Adapter - 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps
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MSAU - Multi-Station Access Unit, usually 16 ports
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Token Ring Adapter Cables and patch cables - 9 pin connector on one end and "Type A" connector that plugs into the MSAU
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