Talk:Ring network

message: Tidied up and added to the advantages and disadvantages. More contributions would be useful. --Stuk 20:40, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advantages and Disadvantages 

message: Just to check: was I right to move "Numerous connections to other computers mean that a computer is less likely to become isolated from the network due to a failure" to the ADVANTAGES instead of disadvantages?  It seems advantagous to me, but maybe I'm missing somthing?  DanielBC 11:32, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Queries 

message: Advantages...
Quote "Because data travels in one direction high speeds of transmission of data are possible".
I'm trying to understand ring topologies. Why is this statement true? In my mind, it is only true if you make the assumption that "The ring is using token ring technology."
What is not stated is the types of connection possible to form a ring topology. E.g. If I have multiple PCs, each with two 100Base-T ethernet cards in each, and then connect them in a ring... does that automaticly mean data will start flowing in one direction?
If not... then the stated advantage above is misleading.
What I also think should be clarified is the physical type of connections at each node that make it a ring. E.g. two ethernet ports, a wire coming out of each. I think references to the different standards and how they handle (or operate upon) ring topologies (if at all) should be explained on this wiki page.--Markavian 22:51, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  I'm confused 

message: As I heard, there is an upgrade for ring network. There are 2 cables between each computer, so the data transfer can be a "2-way" transfer. I dont really know every advantage but... i think its faster & data can be sent in the, simply, other way. Can anybody find some data about this 2-way ring network? --Boky 15:38, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I added what little I know about "counter-rotating ring networks". Is that what you are remembering, or is there something else you could add? --68.0.120.35 06:19, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ring Network Upgrade 

message: Where have pros and cons gone? They are very important! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.70.105.254 (talk) 11:57, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  advantages and disadvantages. 

message: Either I am, or the article is.  I think there is a lot of mixing up of ring topology versus the Token Ring protocol.  Most of the advantages and disadvantages refer to Token Ring specifically, not ring network topology in general.  Further, a Token Ring network doesn't HAVE to have a MAU (concentrator), and so isn't *necessarily* physically star based.  The IBM Type 1 cables are self-shorting and hermaphroditic.  The cabling in the walls needn't be home-run back to a central point- there can be a single pair between wall jacks, running in a ring between all of them.  When a cable is removed from the wall jack, contacts close and the ring (hopefully) remains intact.
Further, and this is where I'm messed up, do network topologies refer to how the cables run, or how the conductors run?  I mean, the IBM MAU is a dumb piece of equipment.  The original ones were just wires, afaik.  The later ones involved logic that would shut off misbehaving ports.  But topographically they are a ring, that just happens to be home-run.  Same thing with fiber- the individual fibers are in a ring configuration, even if those conductors are bundled inside a single sheath.
But I don't have references to use to edit the article to be more correct.   67.167.249.170 (talk) 03:01, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Messed Up 

message: This appears wrong: rings do prevent collisions because each transmission line is driven by only one device. Without two devices able to drive a line, there can be no collision. It goes on to say (correctly I believe) that "The term 'ring' only refers to the layout of the cables," but then gives an example of IBM Token Ring where the physical cable connections are not a ring. Cjs (talk) 17:01, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misconceptions: "Rings prevent collisions."