<s>
In	O
Token	B-Device
Ring	I-Device
networks	I-Device
,	O
A	O
Lobe	B-Device
Attachment	I-Device
Module	I-Device
is	O
a	O
box	O
with	O
multiple	O
interfaces	O
to	O
which	O
new	O
network	O
nodes	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
lobes	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionally	O
a	O
LAM	O
is	O
like	O
a	O
multi-station	B-Device
access	I-Device
unit	I-Device
(	O
MAU	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
capacity	O
:	O
20	O
nodes	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
8	O
nodes	O
for	O
MAU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LAM	O
interface	O
may	O
use	O
either	O
IBM	O
connectors	O
or	O
8P8C	O
(	O
RJ-45	O
)	O
modular	B-Architecture
plugs	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAMs	O
can	O
be	O
daisy	B-Application
chained	I-Application
and	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
HUB	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Controlled	O
Access	O
Unit	O
(	O
CAU	O
)	O
in	O
Token	B-Device
Ring	I-Device
terminology	O
.	O
</s>
