Token Ring naturally uses the ring architecture. A mesh topology is usually found in a wide area network (WAN) to provide redundant paths between locations. See Ethernet and Token Ring.

Token Ring did help to institute Star topology. Being a bus ... standard for shipping data over the Internet by the Public Telephone Network (via AT&T, Sprint & MCI). In LAN settings, however, ATM's ...

An earlier local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, the Token Ring access method connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4 ...

In this chapter, we will look at the techniques and issues associated with designing a physical network topology (the physical arrangement of the nodes and the connectivity offered by links).