Network Geography

Question 1

What’s a PAN?
Distance Limitation and Examples

Answer 1

Smallest type of wired or wireless network and covers the least amount of area .

Distance limitation : 10ft or less / 3m
Examples : Bluetooth and USB and Firewire

Question 2

What’s a LAN?
Distance Limitation and Examples

Answer 2

It connects components in a limited distance.
Distance limitation : 300ft / 100m
Examples : SOHO network , One floor of a office building

Question 3

What are the two main standards for ethernet and Wi-fi Respectively ?

Answer 3

Ethernet - IEE 802.3
Wi-Fi - IEEE 802.11

Question 4

What’s a CAN?
Distance Limitation and Examples ?

Answer 4

It connects LANs across a building centric area like a university , industrial park or business park.

Distance limitation : a couple of miles
Examples : College campuses , military bases , Business parks

Question 5

What’s a MAN?
Distance Limitation and Examples ?

Answer 5

It connects scattered locations across a city or metro area
Distance limitation : up to 25miles/40km
Examples : Campuses across a state linked together

Question 6

What’s a WAN?
Distance Limitation and Examples ?

Answer 6

It connects geographically disparate internal networks and consists of leased lines or VPNs
Distance limitation : Worldwide coverage
Examples : WWW web, Govt of united states offices

Question 7

Illustrate the network geography

Answer 7