Network Classification Based On AREA

1. Local Area Network (LAN)

    - Network within a single building or single area.
    - A group of computers connected at a single geographic location.
    - eg: Computers connected in a single building or different cabins of single floor are considered to be in a LAN.

2. Metropolitian Area Network (MAN)

   - 2 definitions can be given:

   - Network within a city.
      -OR-
   - Network between two or more cities.

3. Wide Area Network (WAN)

   - Network which contains different gegraphical areas is called as WAN.
     eg: Internet

4. Campus Area Network (CAN)
   - A network within a campus.
   - This connection never go beyond the campus.

5. Personal Area Network (PAN)
   - Introduced befor LAN.
   - If your personal Laptop and your personal mobile connected via bluetooth or through cable, it can be called as a PAN.

6. Storage Area Network (SAN)
   - Architecture to attach many computer storage devices.