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Lobe Attachment Module
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Token_Ring/mfQj6GSx">Token Ring</a> networks, A Lobe Attachment Module is a box with multiple interfaces to which new network nodes (known as lobes) can be attached. A LAM may have interfaces up to 20 lobes. Functionally a LAM is like a <a href="/facts/Media_Access_Unit/Po4lQ1eb">multi-station access unit</a> (MAU), but with a larger capacity: 20 nodes as opposed to 8 nodes for MAU. The LAM interface may use either IBM connectors or <a href="/facts/8P8C/M3BYRSFV">8P8C</a> (RJ-45) <a href="/facts/Modular_connector/M3BYRSFV">modular plugs</a>. </p><p>LAMs can be <a href="/facts/Daisy_chain_(electrical_engineering)/x1FsIB1E">daisy chained</a> and connected to a HUB, known as Controlled Access Unit (CAU) in Token Ring terminology. Each CAU can handle up to 4 LAMs for a total of 80 lobes. </p>