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Local Area Networks (LAN) Wide Area Networks (WAN)
Connects computers and other Communication between users and
networked devices over small localized applications over large geographical
Wireless distances
area Et hernet
Intranet
Ranges in size from - WAN that services a single company or
Wired Ethernet
- Single room to organization
- Campus Area Network (CAN) Dedicated
- Multiple buildings in close range of each other Lines
- Can have dedicated high speed connections
- Creating separate LANs for different between geographic locations
departments or for different business functions
minimizes extraneous traffic on the network
To WAN or
Routers and perhaps gateways are used Internet
To Larger
to connect the LAN to other networks WAN or
Internet
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- Generally have ranges of 30 feet or IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
less which is sufficient to permit an - Ethernet standards Ethernet (802.3), Wi-Fi (802.11), Bluetooth (802.15) and WiMax (802.16)
individual to interconnect personal IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)
computing devices - Internet standards based on RFCs (request for comments)
- Connections between different ICANN
cooperating users are possible - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
- Bluetooth is the primary medium - IP address allocation, domain name registration, protocol parameter assignment
- Common Example: - Management of domain name and root server systems