System area networks (SAN) are high-performance, connection-oriented networks that link computer clusters. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 uses it for high-performance...

A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, campus, or building, and has...

participate in computer networks and shared file and printer access within a local area network (LAN). This description of operating systems is now largely historical...

area network (MAN) is a computer network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic region of the size of a metropolitan area....

operating system as direct-attached storage. A SAN typically is a dedicated network of storage devices not accessible through the local area network (LAN)...

A personal area network (PAN) is a computer network for interconnecting electronic devices within an individual person's workspace. A PAN provides data...

A wide area network (WAN) is a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area. Wide area networks are often established with leased...

A body area network (BAN), also referred to as a wireless body area network (WBAN), a body sensor network (BSN) or a medical body area network (MBAN)...

Xerox Network Systems (XNS) is a computer networking protocol suite developed by Xerox within the Xerox Network Systems Architecture. It provided general...

An Internet area network (IAN) is a concept for a communications network that connects voice and data endpoints within a cloud environment over IP, replacing...

operating system. A SAN typically has its own network of storage devices that are generally not accessible through the local area network by other devices...

Systems Network Architecture (SNA) is IBM's proprietary networking architecture, created in 1974. It is a complete protocol stack for interconnecting computers...

A controller area network bus (CAN bus) is a vehicle bus standard designed to enable efficient communication primarily between electronic control units...

sensor networks are used to monitor wine production, both in the field and the cellar. The Wide Area Tracking System (WATS) is a prototype network for detecting...

This is a list of Storage area network (SAN) management systems. A storage area network is a dedicated network that provides access to consolidated, block...

equipotent participants in the network, forming a peer-to-peer network of nodes. In addition, a personal area network (PAN) is also in nature a type of...

and a file system. This is often contrasted with SAN (storage area network), which provides only block-based storage and leaves file system concerns on...

usually for redundancy or performance. A shared-disk file system uses a storage area network (SAN) to allow multiple computers to gain direct disk access...

A networked control system (NCS) is a control system wherein the control loops are closed through a communication network. The defining feature of an...

with the network coverage which can be used for transmission of voice, data, and other types of content via radio waves. Each cell's coverage area is determined...

A low-power, wide-area network (LPWAN or LPWA network) is a type of wireless telecommunication wide area network designed to allow long-range communication...

Network monitoring is the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing components and that notifies the network administrator...

original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the...

the preferred ICAO term ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) in critical areas. WAAS uses a network of ground-based reference stations, in North America...

of spatial analysis, geographic information systems, public utilities, and transport engineering. Network analysis is an application of the theories and...

Hughes Network Systems, LLC is an American telecommunications company that specializes in providing satellite-based communication services for consumer...

model network structure. Examples of wireless networks include cell phone networks, wireless local area networks (WLANs), wireless sensor networks, satellite...

wireless computer network that links two or more devices using wireless communication to form a local area network (LAN) within a limited area such as a home...

and light industrial services. In this system, the primary distribution network supplies a few substations per area, and the 230 V / 400 V power from each...

pioneered the concept of a local area network (LAN) being used to connect distant computers over a multiprotocol router system. The company went public in...