The transmit circuit is only active when the receive circuit is inactive. Collision detection enabled 4. Take the cable specifications maximum speed and divide it by the number of stations on the ring. Divide the number of workstations in the company by the speed of the NIC cards that are being used. Take the ring speed and divide it by the number of stations on the ring.
Ethernet uses bridges to solve collision problems.
Token ring doesn't have a collision problem. Switching creates a switching fabric that allows for the workstations to broadcast more frequently. Transparent bridging 14. IPX address 17. 15 bridges and 16 rings 18.