Media Access Unit
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Media Access Unit
(networking)(MAU or Multistation Access Unit, MSAU) In a
Token Ring network, a device to attach multiple network
stations in a star topology, internally wired to connect the
stations into a logical ring. The MAU contains relays to
short out nonoperating stations. Multiple MAUs can be
connected into a larger ring through their Ring In/Ring Out
connectors.