active monitor


Active Monitor

(networking)A process in an IBM token ring network whichensures a token is present on the ring, removes circulatingframes with unknown or invalid destinations, and performsintroductions between machines on the ring.

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.