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...

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

interconnection of local area networks (LANs) in a city into a single larger network which may then also offer efficient connection to a wide area network. The term...

General Motors Local Area Network (GMLAN) is an application- and transport-layer protocol using controller area network for lower layer services. It was...

storage. A SAN typically is a dedicated network of storage devices not accessible through the local area network (LAN). Although a SAN provides only block-level...

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...

protocols and the essence of the end-to-end principle. The NPL network, a local area network at the National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom), pioneered...

Local Area Transport (LAT) is a non-routable (data link layer) networking technology developed by Digital Equipment Corporation to provide connection...

campus network, campus area network, corporate area network or CAN is a computer network made up of an interconnection of local area networks (LANs) within...

over IP, replacing an existing local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN) or the public switched telephone network (PSTN). An IAN securely connects...

A virtual local area network (VLAN) is any broadcast domain that is partitioned and isolated in a computer network at the data link layer (OSI layer 2)...

Wireless wide area network (WWAN), is a form of wireless network. The larger size of a wide area network compared to a local area network requires differences...

A home network or home area network (HAN) is a type of computer network, specifically a type of local area network (LAN), that facilitates communication...

Internet networking, a private network is a computer network that uses a private address space of IP addresses. These addresses are commonly used for local area...

watering spigots if the level is too low. For wider area communications, wireless local area network (WLAN) is used. WLANs are often known by their commercial...

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

better than one millisecond accuracy in local area networks under ideal conditions. Asymmetric routes and network congestion can cause errors of 100 ms...

larger, network such as the Internet. The purpose of a DMZ is to add an additional layer of security to an organization's local area network (LAN): an...

Sridhar; M. Bursell; C. Wright (August 2014). Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN). Internet Engineering Task Force. doi:10.17487/RFC7348. ISSN 2070-1721...

layer of the OSI model. Examples of network topologies are found in local area networks (LAN), a common computer network installation. Any given node in the...

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

of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) networking model, and was very influential in local area networking designs during the 1980s. XNS was developed...

communication networks. Common types include local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN), and wide area networks (WAN). Local area networks have...

service may be established without local installations of conventional DNS infrastructure on local area networks. The Internet Engineering Task Force...

Metropolitan area networks (MAN) Local area networks (LAN) There are three features that differentiate MANs from LANs or WANs: The area of the network size is...

maintaining computer infrastructures with emphasis on local area networks (LANs) up to wide area networks (WANs). Responsibilities may vary between organizations...

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)...

A mesh network is a local area network topology in which the infrastructure nodes (i.e. bridges, switches, and other infrastructure devices) connect directly...

A LAND (local area network denial) is a denial-of-service attack that consists of sending a special poison spoofed packet to a computer, causing it to...

between the nodes made the networks slow. The IEEE 802.2 standard specifies the LLC sublayer for all IEEE 802 local area networks, such as IEEE 802.3/Ethernet...