Question

Difference between token ring and token bus

Answer 1

Token bus is a network implementing the token ring protocol over a "virtual ring" on a coaxial cable. A token is passed around the network nodes and only the node possessing the token may transmit. If a node doesn't have anything to send, the token is passed on to the next node on the virtual ring.

Answer 2

1.) Token bus is a network implementing the token ring protocol over a virtual ring on a coaxial cable. 2.) Token Bus created by IBM to connect their terminals to IBM mainframes. 3.) Token Bus was a 4 Mbps Local Area Networking technology (IEEE 802.4). 4.) Token Bus networks were unreliable and difficult to expand and upgrade. 5.) It was cheaper than Token Ring. 6.) Here cheap Co-axial Cables are used. Token Ring :- 1.) Token Ring is a local area network in which stations are logically organized in a ring topology. 2.) Token Ring was created by IBM to compete and to improve upon their previous Token Bus  technology. 3.) Token Ring comes in standard 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps speed (IEEE