What
is WAN
A wide area network (WAN) is a geographically dispersed telecommunications network. The term distinguishes a broader telecommunication structure from a local area network (LAN). A wide area network may be privately owned or rented, but the term usually connotes the inclusion of public (shared user) networks. An intermediate form of network in terms of geography is a metropolitan area network (MAN).
A WAN
is a geographically-dispersed
collection of LANs.
A network device called a router
connects LANs to a WAN. In IP networking, the router maintains both a LAN
address and a WAN address
A wide area network (WAN) is a geographically dispersed telecommunications network. The term distinguishes a broader telecommunication structure from a local area network (LAN). A wide area network may be privately owned or rented, but the term usually connotes the inclusion of public (shared user) networks. An intermediate form of network in terms of geography is a metropolitan area network (MAN).
As
the term implies, a WAN
spans a large physical distance. The Internet is the largest WAN, spanning the
Earth.
A WAN
is a geographically-dispersed
collection of LANs.
A network device called a router
connects LANs to a WAN. In IP networking, the router maintains both a LAN
address and a WAN address
