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Date:      Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:56:13 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, Tom <tom@sdf.com>
Cc:        jak@cetlink.net, cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us, AdamT@smginc.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, rob@f-body.org
Subject:   Re: Token Ring for FreeBSD yet?
Message-ID:  <19980225165613.45832@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <199802250623.XAA10871@usr05.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Wed, Feb 25, 1998 at 06:23:04AM %2B0000
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980224211644.12581H-100000@misery.sdf.com> <199802250623.XAA10871@usr05.primenet.com>

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On Wed, 25 February 1998 at  6:23:04 +0000, Terry Lambert wrote:
>>   Yes, it is true.  16mbs token ring is quite fast.  Token-passing is a
>> bit of problem with large numbers of stations.  Token networks make very
>> efficient use of network bandwidth though.
>
> In fact, a token ring of N stations allows for N/3 - 1 simultaneous
> tokens (minimum, one) so that you can have multiple packes in process
> at once.

Ah.  I was basing my calculations on a single token.  Did 4 MB token
ring have multiple tokens?

Greg

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