beaconing
noun/ˈbiːkənɪŋ/
› gerund of beacon
1
Communications, Computing, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Telecommunications A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
2
Communications, Computing, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Telecommunications In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
- Related terms
- LAN, token ring