ARCHIVED: What is a token ring network?

The term "token ring" is used to describe a computer network configuration where each computer is linked to the computer next to it to form a closed ring. In this network, computers cannot transmit data until permission is received from the network in the form of an electronic token. The token ring network architecture was developed by IBM and later standardized as the IEEE 802.5 standard. For more information on token ring networks, see:

  http://www.faqs.org/faqs/LANs/token-ring-faq/

  http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci213154,00.html

  http://www.ieee802.org/5/www8025org/