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CMT: Connection ManagemenT

Connection ManagemenT (CMT) is primarily responsible for the maintenance of physical connections to the FDDI ring. CMT handles the transition of the ring through its various states (off, active, connect, and so on), as defined by the ANSI X3T9.5 specification.

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CMT: Connection ManagemenT