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PAN (Personal Area Network)
These are privately owned networks. PAN is used to establish the communication amongst the
computers within the range of 20 to 30 feet. It can be wired or wireless.
Personal Area Network
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The concept of a PAN was first introduced by Thomas Zimmerman at M.I.T.'s Media Lab. It
was later supported by IBM's Almaden research lab.
CAN (Campus Area Network)
CAN, also known as Cluster Area Network connects two or more LANs that are limited to
specific geographical areas, for example, college campus, office building etc. A campus area
network is larger than LAN since it may span in multiple buildings within a specified area.
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Campus Area Network or Cluster Area Network
TOPOLOGY
Topology refers to the geometric arrangement of computers or nodes in a network. The
factors that determine the type of topology are cost, flexibility and reliability. There are five
different types of topologies. Let us learn about these in detail.
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