NETWORK CLASSIFICATION

LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)

• A network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area.
• No physical wires
• Normally used BUS NETWORK in personal area network (PAN) and home area network (HAN)

METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK (MAN)

• Is a high-speed network that connects LAN in a metropolitan area such as a city or town to handle the bulk of communications activity across that region.

Example of MAN :

• -Surveillance system
• -Traffic light monitoring system
• -cable network TV

Type of MAN-Campus Area Network(CAN)

• CAN is a computer network made of an interconnection of LAN within limited geographical area

WIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN)

• Is a network that covers a large geographic area (city,country,world) using a communications channel that combine many type of media.

Example of private WAN is ;

• Enterprise Private Network (EPN)
• Virtual Private Network (VPN)

DIFFERENT OF LAN MAN and WAN