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Glossary of Data Communications Terms
Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.
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Term:
token passing
Definition:
a collision avoidance technique in which each station is
polled and must bass the poll along. A method of
controlling access on local area networks through the use
of a special signal, called a token, that determines which
station is allowed to transmit. The token, which is
actually a short message, is passed from station to station
around the network. Only the station with the token can
transmit information. See also token bus network, token
ring network. Compare collision detection, contention,
CSMA/CD.
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