(MAU or Multistation Access Unit, MSAU) In a href="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Token Ring">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)
