MAN
Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) can be more difficult to categorize than WANs or LANs. There are many technologies being rolled out to cover a region smaller than a country or geography, but larger than a single building or campus. These networks are often referred to as MANs, but there is much debate about where the LANs, MANs, and WANs start and stop. The core area we will examine are those technologies built for more than one building, but not encompassing a region larger than a city. A few key technologies fall into this area, including fixed wireless technology, lasers, and microcellular systems.
MAN technologies primarily bridge the gap between LAN and WAN technologies. Conversely, WAN and LAN technologies are increasing bandwidth ...
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