在局域网中，常用的介质访问控制方法CSMA/CD、令牌总线和令牌环，IEEE 802.4标准采用(16)媒体访问控制方法，IEEE802.5标准采用(17)媒体访问控制方法。其中(18)介质访问控制方法对最短帧长度有要求。假设这种网络的传输速率为10Mbit/s，信号在介质上的传播速度为200m个s，总线的最大长度是1000m，只考虑数据帧而不考虑其他因素，则数据帧的最短应该是(19)bit。一个10Mbit/s的令牌环，其令牌保持计数器的设置值为10μs，在此环上可发送最长帧为(20)bit。

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SDLC was invented by IBM to replace the older Bisynchronous protocol for wide area connections between IBM equipment. A varietion of the(71)protocol called NRM is essentially the same as SDLC.

 SDLC is(72)protocol like HDLC, Frame. Relay or X.25.An SDLC network is made up of(73)that controls all communications, and(74).It is capable of(75).operation, but almost all practical applications are strictly half duplex.

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Frame. Relay is simplified form. of(66), similar in principle to(67), in which synchronous, frames of data are routed to different destinations depending on header information.

 Packets are routed throught one or more Virtual Circuits known as(68). Most Virtual Circuits are(69), which means that the network provider sets up all DLCI connections at subscription time.(70)are also part of the Frame. Relay specification. They privide a link that only lasts only as long as the session.