LAN (Local Area Network) is a computer network covering a small geographic area like a home, office, or group of buildings. It has high speed, high data transfer rates, and uses technologies like Ethernet and Token Ring. A single LAN can connect to other LANs over long distances. It has fewer problems and errors due to its small size and is typically owned by a single organization. Maintenance costs are relatively low.
WAN (Wide Area Network) covers a broad area like a city, country, or across national boundaries. It has lower speed and data transfer rates than LANs. Examples include the Internet. Technologies used include MPLS, ATM, Frame Relay. Components include routers
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11. LAN
Definition: LAN (Local Area
WAN
WAN (Wide Area
Network) is a
Network) is a
computer network computer network
broad
covering a
that covers a _____
small geographic area (e.g., any
area, like a home, network whose
office, schools, or communications
group
links
_____ of
_____ cross
buildings.
metropolitan,
regional, or national
boundaries over a
long distance
12. LAN
Speed:
high
speed(1000mbps)
Data transfer LANs have a
rates:
____ data transfer
high
rate
Example:
WAN
less
speed(150mbps)
WANs have a
lower data
transfer rate as
compared to
____
LANs
Internet
Network in an
_______ is a
____________ can good example of
organization
be a LAN
a WAN
14. LAN
Connection: one LAN can be
connected to
other LANs over
any distance via
telephone
_________
lines and radio
waves
WAN
Computers
connected to a
wide-area network
are often
connected through
public networks,
such as the
telephone system.
They can also be
connected through
leased lines or
satellites
_______
15. LAN
Components:
WAN
layer 2 devices
like switches,
bridges. layer1
devices like
hubs
____,
_________
repeaters
Layers 3
routers
devices ______,
Multi-layer
__________
Switches and
Technology
specific devices
like ATM or
Frame-relay
Switches etc.
16. LAN
Fault
Tolerance:
Data
Transmission
Error:
WAN
LANs tend to
have _____
fewer
problems
associated with
them, as there
are a smaller
amount of
systems to deal
with.
Experiences
fewer data
transmission
___________
errors
WANs tend to be
less fault tolerant
as it consists of a
large amount of
systems
_______ there is a
lower amount of
fault tolerance.
Experiences
more ____
data
transmission errors
as compared to
LAN
17. LAN
Ownership: Typically
owned,
controlled, and
managed
_________ by a
single person or
organization
WAN
WANs (like the
Internet) are not
owned by any one
organization but
rather exist
under ________ or
collective
distributed
ownership and
management over
long distances
18. LAN
Set-up costs: If there is a
need to set-up
a couple of
extra devices
_______
on the network,
it is not very
expensive to do
that
WAN
In this case since
networks in
remote areas have
to be connected
hence the set-up
costs are higher.
However WANs
using public
networks can be
setup very
cheaply, just
software
_________ (VPN
etc)
19. LAN
Geographical Have a small
Spread:
__________
geographical
range and do not
need any leased
telecommunication lines
WAN
Have a large
geographical
range generally
________ across
spreading
boundaries and
need leased
telecommunication lines
20. LAN
Maintenance
costs:
Because it covers
a relatively small
geographical area,
LAN is easier to
________ at
maintain
relatively low
costs.
WAN
Maintaining WAN
is difficult
because of its
______
wider
geographical
coverage and
higher
maintenance
costs.
bandwith
low
Bandwidth:
High _________ is ___ bandwidth is
available for
available for
transmission.
transmission
Geographical Lan covers 100 m Wan covers
Area:
more than 100 m
23. • Covers a large geographical area so long
distance _________ can connect on the one
network
•
software and resources with
_________ workstations
• Messages can be
very quickly to
anyone else on the network. These
messages can have pictures, sounds, or
data included with them (called
).
24. • Expensive things (such as printers or phone
lines to the internet) can be shared by all the
computers on the network without having to
buy a different
for each computer.
• Everyone on the network can use the
data. This avoids problems where some
users may have older information than
others.
• Share information/files over a larger ____
•
network cover
25. • Are
and generally ____
• Need a good
to restrict outsiders
from entering and
the network
• Setting up a network can be an expensive
and complicated
. The bigger
the network the more expensive it is.
26. • Security is a real issue when many
different people have the ability to use
information from other computers.
Protection against ______ and
adds
more complexity and expense.
• Once set up, maintaining a network is a
______ job which requires network
supervisors and technicians to be
employed.
27. • Information may not meet local
or
interests
•
to hackers or other outside
threats