Does the use of wire-center have any influence on the performance of a token ring? Explain.
One problem along with a ring network is as if the cable breaks somewhere, the ring dies. Such problem can be solved through the use of wire center.
Within the wire center are bypass relays which are energized by current from the stations. If a station goes down or ring breaks, loss of drive current will release the relay and bypass the station. These relays can also be operated through software to allow diagnostic program to remove stations one at a time to get ring segments and faulty station. The rings can after that continues operation with the bad segment bypassed.