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Glossary of Data Communications Terms
Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.
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Term:
ARCnet (Attached Resource Computing Network)
Definition:
A proprietary token-bus networking architecture developed
by Datapoint Corporation in the mid-1970s. Currently,
ARCnet is widely licensed by third-party vendors and is a
popular networking architecture, especially in smaller
installations. It is relatively fast (2.5 Mbit/s) and
reliable, and it supports coaxial, twisted pair and fiber
optic cable-based implementations.
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