For the exams, there can be only one... token. In real life, on a token
ring network with a large diameter, it is possible for a station to begin
transmission of a second frame before receiving the first frame from the
ring. In this scenario, 2 tokens would be on the ring at the same time.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Neiberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:28 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: early token release [7:11495]
I'm confused by that statement, as well. Everything I've
read--including yet another study guide that arrived yesterday--there
can only be one token on the ring. With early token release, a sending
station does not wait for the last packet to traverse the ring before
issuing a new token. Instead, it sends a new token immediately after
the Ending Delimiter leaves the interface. This allows at least the
possibility for multiple data frames to be on the ring but no more than
a single token.
If that is not the case, someone please correct me soon in case I get a
question about that later!
John
>>> "Jim Dixon" 7/10/01 11:08:14 AM >>>
I was thinking that although you can have multiple stations that
believe
they have the token, there is still only ONE actual token.
If I read what Pricilla wrote correctly I am in error and that there
ARE in
fact cases where you may have more than one token on a ring at a time.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:46 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: early token release [7:11495]
Most everyone responded saying there could only be one token multiple
data
frames. You are saying for test proposes Cisco wants you to answer
with
multiple tokens? So the way Cisco wants you to answer the question may
not
be right?
Thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Priscilla Oppenheimer"
To:
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: early token release [7:11495]
> Theoretically, there can be multiple tokens with early token
release.
> That's the "test answer." In actuality, it would have to be a very
large
> network for there to be more than one token. In the field, it was
> discovered that early token release didn't improve much. By the time
a
> station releases the early token, its frame has usually come back to
it
> anyway. It would have released a token anyway.
>
> Don't expect an easy answer on this list! ;-)
>
> Priscilla
>
> At 12:41 PM 7/9/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >In early token release can there be mulipal tokens? Or just one
token?
> ________________________
>
> Priscilla Oppenheimer
> http://www.priscilla.com
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