What is Token passing?
'''Token passing''' is a [[communication]] [[protocol]] used in [[telecommunication]]s. The system uses a [[signal]] called a ''token'' to limit when a device can [[transmitter|transmit]] on the [[network]]. Only the device with the token can transmit. When that device is done, the token is sent to the next device. With large transmissions, the token may move to the next station before the transmission is finished. The device has to wait until it gets the token back before it can continue to send [[Information|data]]. The most well known examples of token passing are [[token ring]] and [[ARCNET]]. The [[rule]]s of the system say how long a device may keep the token, how long it can transmit for and how to create a new token if there is not one in use. {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Computer networking]] [[Category:Telecommunications]]