...directions to a series of nodes. FDDI accommodates up to 500 nodes per dual-ring network and allows up to 2 kilometers between adjacent nodes. FDDI uses the same token-passing scheme as the IEEE 802.5 Token Ring network to control transmissi...

...is represented by a series of 1s and 0s. Like analog signals, digital video also suffers from cable loss, but as long as the cable is of sufficient quality and within the maximum supported distance, the signals don’t suffer blurring or color ske...

...larger frames into a series of smaller ones. This technique helps alleviate network- congestion problems that occur during peak • periods when larger data blocks queue up ahead of time-sensitive voice traffic. In lieu of a formal Quality of Servi...

...V.42 bis • -These -V Series- protocols are internationally recognized standards for error control and data compression. V.42 is the recommendation of the ITU for error control; it contains two algorithms (LAPM, or Link Access Protocol, and MNP 1-...