CISSP-ISSAP: Information Systems Security Architecture Professional

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Which of the following LAN protocols use token passing to exchange signals among the various stations on the network? Each correct answer represents a complete solution.

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Explanation

Token Ring (IEEE 802.5) controls media access through token passing, and FDDI uses a timed-token protocol that passes a token around the ring to control which station may transmit. Ethernet and IEEE 802.11b use contention-based access methods rather than token passing.

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