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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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