Talk:Ring network

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1 Advantages and Disadvantages
2 Queries
3 Use of consistent terminology.
4 I'm confused
- 4.1 Is this applicable?
5 Ring Network Upgrade
6 slight modification of page layout
7 advantages and disadvantages.

[edit] Advantages and Disadvantages

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

Forgive me for ranting about a pet peeve of mine, but -- advantages and disadvantages compared to what? --68.0.120.35 06:19, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Queries

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)

Does anyone know why the whole section on advantages and disadvantages was taken out? it seemed fine to me. Tureyhall 04:33, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Use of consistent terminology.

In the general descriptions the term "user" should be replaced with "node" to be consistent with the general network topology discussion. Also, the term "client-server" should be replaced with "star" as client-server is not a topology and the intended comparison appears to be to a star network topology.

[edit] I'm confused

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)

[edit] Is this applicable?

Advantages... Quote "When using a coaxial cable to create a ring network the service becomes much faster"

Why? Is this an advantage specific to ring networks? Or does this refer to a closed loop bus?

[edit] Ring Network Upgrade

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)

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)