active monitor
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Active Monitor
(networking)A process in an IBM token ring network which
ensures a token is present on the ring, removes circulating
frames with unknown or invalid destinations, and performs
introductions between machines on the ring.
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active monitor
The station (network adapter) that controls the token in a Token Ring network. The active monitor, which is determined through a contention process, maintains clock synchronization and detects and corrects errors in the token framing. See Token Ring.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.