Categories or Type

of Networks

Networking for Home and Small Businesses– Chapter 2

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Objectives
 Identify the purpose of LAN
 Identify the purpose of WAN
 Identify the purpose of MAN
 Different between bandwidth and Throughput

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 Type of computer network

Network

Local area Metropolitan area Wide area

Personal Area network Network network
Network
(LAN) (MAN) (WAN)

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 Type of computer network
 Personal are network
 Local Area Network (LAN)
 Wide Area Network (WAN)
 Metropolitan Area Network

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What is personal area network:
 A Personal Area Network (PAN) is smallest network
which is very personal to a user.
 This may include Bluetooth enabled devices or infra-red
enabled devices.
 PAN has connectivity range up to 10 meters.
 PAN may include wireless computer keyboard and
mouse, Bluetooth enabled headphones, wireless
printers, and TV remotes.

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What is personal area network:

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Local Area Network (LAN)
is usually limited to a few kilometers of area.
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a group of
computers and network communication devices
within a limited geographic area, such as an
office building.
They are characterized by the following:
 High data transfer speeds
Generally less expensive technologies
Limited geographic area

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Local Area Network (LAN)

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LANs consist of the following components
 Computers
 Network interface cards
 Networking media
 Network devices

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LANS are Designed to :
 Operate Within a limited geographic area
 Allow multi-access to high-bandwidth media
 Control the network under local administration
 Connect physically devices
 LANs make it possible for businesses that use
computer
technology to locally share files and printers
efficiently, and make internal communications
possible .

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Wide Area Network (WAN)
 A Wide Area Network (WAN) interconnects
LANs.
 It is not restricted to a particular geographic
area and may be interconnected around the
world.
 They are characterized by the following:
 Multiple interconnected LANs.
 Wide Area Network connect larger geographic
area. Such is countries in the world.

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

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WANs are designed to do the following

 Operate over a large geographically

separated areas.
 Allow users to have real-time communication
capabilities with other users.
 Provide full-time remote resources connected
to local services .
 Provide e-mail, World Wide Web, file transfer,
and e-commerce services.

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Metropolitan Area Network
 A MAN is a network that distances a metropolitan area
such as a city or suburban area.
 A MAN usually consists of two or more LANs in a
common geographic area.
 For example, a bank with multiple branches may utilize
a MAN.
 Typically, a service provider is used to connect two or
more LAN sites using private communication lines or
optical services.
 A MAN can also be created using wireless bridge
technology by beaming signals across public areas

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Metropolitan Area Network

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What is Bandwidth ?

Bandwidth is defined as the

amount of information that can flow
through a network connection in a
given period of time.

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Unit of Bandwidth
Bit per Second (bps)
Kilobits per second 1kbps=1,000 bps
Megabits per second 1Mbps=1,000,000
bps
Gigabits per second
1Gbps=1,000,000,000
Terabits per second
1Tbps=1,000,000,000,000

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What is Throughput ?

 Throughput refers to actual measured

bandwidth, at a specific time of day, using
specific Internet routes, and while a specific
set of data is transmitted on the network.
 Unfortunately, for many reasons, throughput
is often far less than the maximum possible
digital bandwidth of the medium that is being
used

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The following are some of the factors that
determine throughput

Internetworking devices
Type of data being transferred
Network topology
Number of users on the network
User computer
Server computer

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Categories of Networks in LAN
 Peer-to-peer network
 Client Server network
• Server - Computers that Provide shared resources to network
user
• Clients - Computers that access shared network resources
Provide by a server
• Media - The wires that make the physical connections.
• Shared data - Files provided to clients by servers across the
network.
• Resources - Any Service or device ,such as files ,printers ,or
other items, made available for use by members of the network .

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Categories of Networks in LAN

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Resource
 https://
www.tutorialspoint.com/data_communication_computer
_network/computer_network_types.htm
 Data Communications and Networking By Behrouz
A.Forouzan

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