Categories of Networks

  There are three main categories of Networks:
  LANS
o  Into which category a network falls is determined by its  SIZE, OWNERSHIP,

o

  WANS
  MANS

DISTANCE IT COVERS, and its PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURE
  LANS
o
  Two Implications
  taken in choice of a LAN, because there may be a substantial
  ility  falls  solely  on  the

  Size of a LAN
a  LAN depends upon the Needs  of Organization and the Type of
   LAN can be as simple as two PCs and a printer in someone’s home office or it



A LAN is usually Privately owned and Links the devices in a single office, Building or a campus

Care must be capital investment for purchase and maintenance.
Secondly, the network management responsib
user/company Size  of Technology can extend throughout a company and include complex equipment too Currently LAN size is limited to a few kilometers