Glossary of Data Communications TermsCourtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc. |
Term:
ARCnet (Attached Resource Computing Network)
Definition: A proprietary token-bus networking architecture developed by Datapoint Corporation in the mid-1970s. Currently, ARCnet is widely licensed by third-party vendors and is a popular networking architecture, especially in smaller installations. It is relatively fast (2.5 Mbit/s) and reliable, and it supports coaxial, twisted pair and fiber optic cable-based implementations. |