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PAN (Personal Area Network)
These are privately owned networks. PAN is used to establish the communication among the computers
within the range of 20 to 30 feet. It can be wired or wireless.
Personal Area Network
Tech Fact
The concept of a PAN first was 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.
Campus
Area
Network
Campus Area Network or Cluster Area Network
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