Data Communication Quiz

In the ________ method, a station needs to make a reservation before sending data. Time is divided into intervals.

In the _____ method, time is divided into intervals. In each interval, a reservation frame precedes the data frames sent in that interval.

In the ______ method, all data exchanges must be made through the primary device even when the ultimate destination is a secondary device.

In the _______ method, the primary device controls the link; the secondary devices follow its instructions.

In the _______ method, the stations in a network are organized in a logical ring.

In the _______ method, each station has a predecessor and a successor

In the _________ method, a special packet called a ______ circulates through the ring.

_______ is a multiple-access method in which the available bandwidth of a link is shared in time, frequency, or through code, between different stations

We discussed ________ channelization protocols

In _______ methods, a station cannot send unless it has been authorized by other stations

• random access

• controlled access

• channelization

• none of the above