Computer network that connects devices across a large distance and area
A local area network (LAN) with connection to a wide area network (WAN)
Computer network types by scale
Nanoscale
Near-field (NFC)
Body
Personal (PAN)
Near-me
Local (LAN)
Storage (SAN)
Wireless (WLAN)
Virtual (VLAN)
Home (HAN)
Building
Campus (CAN)
Backbone
Metropolitan (MAN)
Municipal wireless (MWN)
Wide (WAN)
Cloud
Internet
Interplanetary Internet
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A wide area network (WAN) is a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area. Wide area networks are often established with leased telecommunication circuits.[1]
Businesses, as well as schools and government entities, use wide area networks to relay data to staff, students, clients, buyers and suppliers from various locations around the world. In essence, this mode of telecommunication allows a business to effectively carry out its daily function regardless of location. The Internet may be considered a WAN.[2] Many WANs are, however, built for one particular organization and are private. WANs can be separated from local area networks (LANs) in that the latter refers to physically proximal networks.
^Mitchell, Bradley. "What Is a Wide Area Network (WAN)?". Lifewire. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
^Groth, David; Skandler, Toby (2005). Network+ Study Guide, Fourth Edition. Sybex, Inc. ISBN 0-7821-4406-3.
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