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- Ex.
• Networking in Home , Office
• Networking between two Computers
• Wi-Fi (When we consider wireless LAN)
Wide Area Network
(WAN)
- No Limit. A wide area network (WAN) is a network that exists over a
large-scale geographical area.
- This gives users the ability to move around within a local coverage
area and yet still be connected to the network.
- A large number of devises are supported
- The network administrators can monitor, allow, and limit the access
to the network . Firewalls are typically placed between the CAN and
the internet to protect the network from unauthorized access.
- Since the communication between the CAN takes place over a local
network ,data transfer speeds between systems within the network
are often higher than typically internet speed.