Essentially all networks are data networks, including local area networks (LANs), public ... See communications. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

A Wide Area Network, or WAN, is a series of smaller LANs (Local Area Networks) that are interconnected through various means over very large distances whether they be cities, states, or even ...

A Metropolitan Area Network, or MAN, is a series of LANs (Local Area Networks) that are interconnected through various means in a Metropolitan area such as a city and its subburbs. If a company ...

Also called a "VLAN," it is a logical subgroup within a local area network that ... manager to view the entire network as a single routed entity. See 802.1q. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL ...