Ethernet reads frames backwards.. ie: least significant bit first.. so it
reads a frame "abcdef" as "fedcba"... Token Ring reads it left to right so
the same frame appears as "abcdef". If you are doing transnational bridging
between Ethernet and token ring, the bridge/router will have to bit-swap as
frames pass through the bridge to make sure that the frames are in the right
format.. Another example is that a Token Ring may carry a RIF, that RIF will
have to be removed before it passes to the Ethernet segment since Ethernet
will not understand .. is that what your after? Do a search on Cisco's site
for transnational bridging..
Hope that helps..
Russ...
"Mike Neal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Can anyone help me with Bit swapping from Token to Ethernet.
> I can't seem to grasp how it is done.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
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