Glossary of Data Communications TermsCourtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc. |
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. |