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Network Types

There are several types of computer networks categorized by their scope and scale. Local area networks (LANs) connect devices over a short distance, such as within an office building or home. Wide area networks (WANs) span large physical distances, with the Internet being the largest example. Other common network types include wireless LANs (WLANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs) connecting devices within a city, and campus area networks (CANs) spanning multiple LANs within a university.

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Network Types

There are several types of computer networks categorized by their scope and scale. Local area networks (LANs) connect devices over a short distance, such as within an office building or home. Wide area networks (WANs) span large physical distances, with the Internet being the largest example. Other common network types include wireless LANs (WLANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs) connecting devices within a city, and campus area networks (CANs) spanning multiple LANs within a university.

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NETWORK TYPES One way to categorize the different types of computer network designs is y their scope or sca!

e" #or historica! reasons$ the networking industry refers to near!y e%ery type of design as some kind of area network" &ommon e'amp!es of area network types are( )*N + )oca! *rea Network W)*N + Wire!ess )oca! *rea Network W*N + Wide *rea Network ,*N + ,etropo!itan *rea Network S*N + Storage *rea Network$ System *rea Network$ Ser%er *rea Network$ or sometimes Sma!! *rea Network &*N + &ampus *rea Network$ &ontro!!er *rea Network$ or sometimes &!uster *rea Network P*N + Persona! *rea Network -*N + -esk *rea Network )*N and W*N were the origina! categories of area networks$ whi!e the others ha%e gradua!!y emerged o%er many years of techno!ogy e%o!ution" )*N + )oca! *rea Network * )*N connects network de%ices o%er a re!ati%e!y short distance" * networked office ui!ding$ schoo!$ or home usua!!y contains a sing!e )*N$ though sometimes one ui!ding wi!! contain a few sma!! )*Ns .perhaps one per room/$ and occasiona!!y a )*N wi!! span a group of near y ui!dings" 0n T&P10P networking$ a )*N is often ut not a!ways imp!emented as a sing!e 0P su net" 0n addition to operating in a !imited space$ )*Ns are a!so typica!!y owned$ contro!!ed$ and managed y a sing!e person or organization" They a!so tend to use certain connecti%ity techno!ogies$ primari!y Ethernet and Token Ring" W*N + Wide *rea Network( *s the term imp!ies$ a W*N spans a !arge physica! distance" The 0nternet is the !argest W*N$ spanning the Earth" * W*N is a geographica!!y+dispersed co!!ection of )*Ns" * network de%ice ca!!ed a router connects )*Ns to a W*N" 0n 0P networking$ the router maintains oth a )*N address and a W*N address" * W*N differs from a )*N in se%era! important ways" ,ost W*Ns .!ike the 0nternet/ are not owned y any one organization ut rather e'ist under co!!ecti%e or distri uted ownership and management" W*Ns tend to use techno!ogy !ike *T,$ #rame Re!ay and 2"34 for connecti%ity o%er the !onger distances" )*N$ W*N and 5ome Networking( Residences typica!!y emp!oy one )*N and connect to the 0nternet W*N %ia an 0nternet Ser%ice Pro%ider .0SP/ using a road and modem" The 0SP pro%ides a W*N 0P address to the modem$ and a!! of the computers on the home network use )*N .so+ca!!ed pri%ate/ 0P addresses" *!! computers on the home )*N can communicate direct!y with each other ut must go through a centra! gateway$ typica!!y a road and router$ to reach the 0SP" Other Types of *rea Networks( Whi!e )*N and W*N are y far the most popu!ar network types mentioned$ you may a!so common!y

see references to these others( Wire!ess )oca! *rea Network * )*N ased on Wi#i wire!ess network techno!ogy ,etropo!itan *rea Network * network spanning a physica! area !arger than a )*N ut sma!!er than a W*N$ such as a city" * ,*N is typica!!y owned an operated y a sing!e entity such as a go%ernment ody or !arge corporation" &ampus *rea Network * a network spanning mu!tip!e )*Ns ut sma!!er than a ,*N$ such as on a uni%ersity or !oca! usiness campus" Storage *rea Network connects ser%ers to data storage de%ices through a techno!ogy !ike #i re &hanne!" System *rea Network !inks high+performance computers with high+speed connections in a c!uster configuration" *!so known as &!uster *rea Network"

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