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Types of Network: Lesson 3

Personal area networks (PANs) connect devices within about 20-30 feet of a person using technologies like Bluetooth or USB. Local area networks (LANs) connect computers within a small area like a home or office using Ethernet. In a client/server network, servers store and share resources for client computers. Peer-to-peer networks treat all connected computers as equal peers that can function as both clients and servers. Metropolitan area networks (MANs) connect local area networks across a city using multiple routers and switches.

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Types of Network: Lesson 3

Personal area networks (PANs) connect devices within about 20-30 feet of a person using technologies like Bluetooth or USB. Local area networks (LANs) connect computers within a small area like a home or office using Ethernet. In a client/server network, servers store and share resources for client computers. Peer-to-peer networks treat all connected computers as equal peers that can function as both clients and servers. Metropolitan area networks (MANs) connect local area networks across a city using multiple routers and switches.

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Types of Network

LESSON 3
Personal Area Network (PAN)
A personal area network (PAN) is a computer network used for
communication among computer devices close to one person.
Examples: Printers, Fax Machines, Telephones, PDA’s or scanners.
The reach of a PAN is typically within about 20-30 feet
(approximately 6-9 meters).
Personal area networks may be wired with computer buses
such as USB] and FireWire. A wireless personal area network (WPAN)
can also be made possible with network technologies such as
Bluetooth.
Local Area Network (LAN)
A network covering a small geographic
area, like a home, office, or building. Current
LANs are most likely to be based on Ethernet
technology.
Client/Server Networks
Every computer has a distinct role, that of either a client or a server. A
server is designed to share its resources among client computers on the
network. The Client/Server is composed of:
Servers
− These are located in secured areas, such as locked closets and data centers,
because they hold the organization's most valuable data and do not have the
accessed by operators on a continuous basis.
Clients
− The rest of the computers on the network functions as client. A client standard
PC that is running an operating system such as DOS or Windows.
Peer-to-Peer Network
In a peer-to-peer network, every computer is
equal and can communicate with other computer on
a network to which it has been granted access rights.
Essentially, every computer in this network functions
as both server and client. Peer-to-peer network can
be as small as two computers as many as hundreds of
units.
Campus Area Network (CAN)
A network that connects two or more LANs but
that is limited to a specific and contiguous
geographical area such as a college campus, industrial
complex, or a military base. A CAN may be considered
a type of MAN (metropolitan area network), but is
generally limited to an area that is smaller than a
typical MAN.
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
A Metropolitan Area Network is a network that
connects two or more Local Area Networks or
Campus Area Networks together but does not extend
beyond the boundaries of the immediate town, city,
or metropolitan area. Multiple routers, switches &
hubs are connected to create a MAN.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
A WAN is a data communications network
that covers a relatively broad geographic area
(i.e. one city to another and one country to
another country) and that often uses
transmission facilities provided by common
carriers, such as telephone companies.
Global Area Network (GAN)
Global area networks (GAN) specifications
are in development by several groups, and there
is no common definition. In general, however, a
GAN is a model for supporting mobile
communications across an arbitrary number of
wireless LANs, satellite coverage areas, etc.

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