What is ARCNet?
The Attached Resource Computer Network (ARCNet) standard was formed in 1977 at the Data Point Corporation by a scientist - John Murphy. ARCNet uses the token-passing protocol over a star and bus topology. The star and bus topology combines the flexibility of a star with the simplicity and throughput of a bus. Therefore, ARCNet standard has a unique protocol or topology combination: token-passing protocol and Distributed star/bus topology.