Specifications

3-1

Chapter 3

TOKEN RING DEVICES

AND APPLICATIONS

This chapter lists severalToken Ring products available from Cabletron Systems and presents

examples of how Token Ring devices can be used in a Token Ring network. These examples help

clarify features of the devices and applications and do not illustrate all possible applications. Contact

Cabletron Systems Technical Support Department if you have questions related to your speciﬁc

network applications.

Cabletron offers a variety of Token Ring network products. This chapter

describes applications using some of these products. Applications include

the following:

• Expanding a Token Ring network

• Conﬁguring multiple Token Ring networks in one MMAC

• Bridging Token Ring networks

TOKEN RING DEVICES

This section highlights features and functions of Cabletron Systems Token

Ring products and products used to implement Token Ring networks.

Multi-Media Access Centers (MMACs)

Cabletron Systems MMACs are modular wiring hubs with a

protocol-independent Flexible Network Bus (FNB) backplane designed to

support not only Token Ring connectivity and management products but

also Ethernet, FDDI, and SNA-to-LLC products as well. The MMAC series

is shown in Figure 3-1.