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Network and Its Types

A network consists of two or more connected computers that share resources and exchange files. There are several types of networks classified by geographical reach: local area networks (LANs) are within a building or home; metropolitan area networks (MANs) span a city; wide area networks (WANs) cross continents or the entire world; and personal area networks (PANs) connect devices within a few meters of an individual. LANs can be wired or wireless and allow fast resource sharing, but require installation and administration costs.

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Network and Its Types

A network consists of two or more connected computers that share resources and exchange files. There are several types of networks classified by geographical reach: local area networks (LANs) are within a building or home; metropolitan area networks (MANs) span a city; wide area networks (WANs) cross continents or the entire world; and personal area networks (PANs) connect devices within a few meters of an individual. LANs can be wired or wireless and allow fast resource sharing, but require installation and administration costs.

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Network and its Types

What is Network?
• A network consists of two or more computers that are linked in order to
share resources (such as printers and CDs), exchange files, or allow
electronic communications.
• The computers on a network may be linked through cables,telephone lines,
radio waves,satellites, or infrared light beams
Different Types of Networks
• Depending upon the geographical area covered by a network, it is classified
as:
– Local Area Network (LAN)
– Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
–Wide Area Network (WAN)
– Personal Area Network (PAN)
Local Area Network (LAN)
 A LAN is a network that is used for communicating among

 computer devices, usually within an office building or home.

• LAN’s enable the sharing of resources such as files or

 hardware devices that may be needed by multiple users

• Is limited in size, typically spanning a few hundred meters,

 and no more than a mile

• Is fast, with speeds from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps


Local Area Network (LAN)
• LAN’s can be either wired or wireless. Twisted pair,

 coax or fibre optic cable can be used in wired LAN’s.

• Every LAN uses a protocol – a set of rules that governs

 how packets are configured and transmitted.

• Nodes in a LAN are linked together with a certain

 topology. These topologies include:

 – Bus

 – Ring

 – Star
Advantages of LAN
• Speed
• Cost
• Security
• E-mail
• Resource Sharing
Disadvantages of LAN
• Expensive To Install

• Requires Administrative Time


• File Server May Fail
• Cables May Break
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

• A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a large computer network


that usually spans a city or a large campus.
• A MAN is optimized for a larger geographical area than a LAN, ranging
from several blocks of buildings to entire cities.
• A MAN might be owned and operated by a single organization, but it
usually will be used by many individuals and organizations.
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
• A MAN often acts as a high speed network to allow sharing of regional
resources.
• A MAN typically covers an area of between 5and 50 km diameter.
• Examples of MAN: Telephone company network that provides a high speed
DSL to customers and cable TV network.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
• WAN covers a large geographic area such as country, continent or even
whole of the world.
• A WAN is two or more LANs connected together. The LANs can be many
miles apart.
• To cover great distances, WANs may transmit data over leased high-speed
phone lines or wireless links such as satellites.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
• Multiple LANs can be connected together using devices such as bridges,
routers, or gateways, which enable them to share data.
• The world's most popular WAN is the Internet.
Personal Area Network (PAN)
• A PAN is a network that is used for communicating among computers and
computer devices (including telephones) in close
proximity of around a few meters within a room.
• It can be used for communicating between the devices themselves, or for
connecting to a larger network such as the internet.
• PAN’s can be wired or wireless
Personal Area Network (PAN)
• A personal area network (PAN) is a computer network used for
communication among computer devices, including telephones and
personal digital assistants, in proximity to an
individual's body.
• The devices may or may not belong to the person in question. The reach
of a PAN is typically a few meters.

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