User`s guide

Glossary
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transmit.
token ring
Local area network access mechanism and topology in which a
supervisory frame (the token) is passed from station to station.
Stations wishing to gain access to the network wait for the token to
arrive before transmitting data.
topology
The arrangement of devices and cables that make up a network.
translating bridge
A bridge that can pass data between LANs that use different
protocols.
translation
Modification of data packets from one type of network so they can
be used on a different type of network (e.g., Ethernet to FDDI
translation).
trap
Alarm; notification of an event that has occurred on a network.
Some alarms require intervention or action by the network
administrator; some are merely informational.
TRT (token rotation timer)
A mechanism by which a station on an FDDI ring measures the
time since it last received a token frame.