why is Token ring expensive than ethernet

Hi,

I am new to networks. I have read that Token rings are more expensive than ethernet. They seems to be using same amount of cabling, don't they ?, is it expensive to build the NICs for Token ring ?, is it management cost that is higher in the case of Token ring ? Can anyone explain me why ? Can you also tell by what % are Token rings expensive than ethernet in a typical network with 100 nodes.

-shar

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Posted 5 years ago by sharkie in Ethernet LAN

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