MSAU ==>
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.
(1997-05-27)
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