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Enter a keyword...   ...or choose a category. choose one... Communications Computer Industry Companies Computer Science Data Graphics Hardware Internet and Online Services Mobile Computing Multimedia Networks Operating Systems Programming Software Standards Types of Computers World Wide Web   ring network Last modified: Monday, August 05, 2002  A local-area network (LAN) whose topology is a ring. That is, all of the nodes are connected in a closed loop. Messages travel around the ring, with each node reading those messages addressed to it. One of the advantages of ring networks is that they can span larger distances than other types of networks, such as bus networks, because each node regenerates messages as they pass through it. For network diagrams, see Network Topology Diagrams in the Quick Reference section of Webopedia.   Related Categories Network Topologies Related Terms bus network local-area network logical topology physical topology token-ring network topology Shopping ring network Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Network Adapters 191 Model Matches Network Cables 540 Model Matches Jewelry 2277 Store Offers Routers 70 Model Matches Print Servers 47 Model Matches