Wide area network — (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries cite book last =Groth first = David authorlink = coauthors = Toby Skandier title = Network+… … Wikipedia
Local area network — LAN redirects here. For other uses, see LAN (disambiguation). Computer network types by geographical scope Body (BAN) Personal (PAN) Near me (NAN) Local (LAN) Home (HAN) Storage (SAN) Campus (CAN) Backbone Metropolitan (MAN) … Wikipedia
Storage area network — Not to be confused with Network attached storage. Computer network types by geographical scope Body (BAN) Personal (PAN) Near me (NAN) Local (LAN) Home (HAN) Storage (SAN) Campus (CAN) Backbone Metropolitan (MAN) Wide (WAN) … Wikipedia
Local Area Network — Ein Local Area Network (englische Aussprache [ləʊkl ˈɛəɹɪə ˈnɛtwɜːk], zu Deutsch lokales Netzwerk), kurz LAN, ist ein Rechnernetz, das die Ausdehnung von Personal Area Networks übertrifft, die Ausdehnung von Metropolitan Area Networks, Wide Area… … Deutsch Wikipedia
local area network — 1. a system for linking private telecommunications equipment, as in a building or cluster of buildings. 2. Computers. a system for linking a number of microcomputers, terminals, work stations, etc. with each other or with a mainframe computer in… … Universalium
Basement Area Network — local area network established within a private home (Computer Slang), BAN … English contemporary dictionary
Wireless Wide Area Network — WWAN, which stands for Wireless Wide Area Network , is a form of wireless network. DescriptionA WWAN differs from a WLAN (wireless LAN) in that it uses Mobile telecommunication cellular network technologies such as WIMAX (though it s better… … Wikipedia
local-area network — lo′cal ar′ea net′work n. 1) tgp a system for linking private telecommunications equipment, as in a building or cluster of buildings 2) cmp a computer network confined to a limited area, linking esp. personal computers so that programs, data,… … From formal English to slang
Private P2P — networks are peer to peer (P2P) networks that only allow some mutually trusted computers to share files. This can be achieved by using a central server or hub to authenticate clients, in which case the functionality is similar to a private FTP… … Wikipedia
Network Rail — Not to be confused with National Rail. Network Rail Type Company limited by guarantee / State owned company Industry Railway infrastructure provision … Wikipedia
