Overview#
Local Area Network (LAN) is a computer network that organizational-centric and interconnects are locally managed.In contrast, a Wide Area Network (WAN), not only covers a larger geographic distance, but also generally involves leased telecommunication circuits or Internet links.
An even greater contrast is the Internet, which is a system of globally connected business and personal computers.
More Information#
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- Bridge
- Broadcast
- Data-link Layer
- Distributed-Queue Dual-Bus
- Ethernet
- IEEE 802
- Intranet
- LAN
- Link Layer
- Localhost
- Mesh Network
- Metropolitan Area Network
- NPL Data Communications Network
- Network Basic Input-Output System
- Network Operating System
- Network Repeater
- Network hub
- Physical Layer
- Private-Use Networks
- Proxy Server
- Reverse Proxy
- Token Ring
- Transport Layer
- Virtual LAN
- Web Services Dynamic Discovery
- Wi-Fi
- Wide Area Network
- Xerox Network Systems
- Zero Trust
- [#1] - Local_area_network
- based on information obtained 2017-02-20-
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