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Network Operations and Protocols: IEEE 802.5 Token Ring

Audience

Network administrators, system administrators, and CNA and CNE candidates

Prerequisites

An understanding of personal computers, operating systems, and networking technology

Course Aim

To provide the student with information about IEEE 802.5 Token Ring

Learning Objectives

Describe the features of Token Ring. Outline the operation of a Token Ring network. Describe the Token Ring physical layer.

Topics Covered

Token Ring - IEEE 802.5 (Token Ring) features - Network initialization etwork operation - Sending and receiving data - Traffic handling Frame structure - Token frames - Data-carrying frames - MAC control frames IEEE 802.5 physical layer - Introducing the IEEE 802.5 (Token Ring) standard - The cabling scheme - MSAUs - Token Ring switching