Ethernet FDDI and Token Ring communication protocols have one common characteristic what is it?

They both help a network run efficiently by preventing collisions.

Ethernet uses Carrier Sense, Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD).

Carrier Sense - when a device connected to an Ethernet network wants to send data it first checks to make sure it has a carrier on which to send its data.
Multiple Access - this means that all machines on the network are free to use the network whenever they like as long as no one else is transmitting
Collision Detection - a means of ensuring that when two machines start to transmit data simultaneously, that the resultant corrupted data is discarded, and re-transmissions are generated at differing time intervals.

Token Ring never has collisions because the information (packets) only travel in one direction, and all the nodes on the network communicate so that they know when information is being passed on, each node communicates via a token.

They both help a network run efficiently by preventing collisions.

Ethernet uses Carrier Sense, Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD).

Carrier Sense - when a device connected to an Ethernet network wants to send data it first checks to make sure it has a carrier on which to send its data.
Multiple Access - this means that all machines on the network are free to use the network whenever they like as long as no one else is transmitting
Collision Detection - a means of ensuring that when two machines start to transmit data simultaneously, that the resultant corrupted data is discarded, and re-transmissions are generated at differing time intervals.

Token Ring never has collisions because the information (packets) only travel in one direction, and all the nodes on the network communicate so that they know when information is being passed on, each node communicates via a token.

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