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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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