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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.

                                 Personal Area Network


                       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
                                  Tech Fact                                         Network
                           CAN may also stands for
                          Corporate Area Network or
                           Controller Area Network.

                                                                         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 them.

                       Bus Topology

                  In this topology, all the nodes are connected to a single common path. It is simple and easy to maintain.
                  Additional nodes can be connected at any point along its length. The major disadvantage of this
                  topology is that fault detection in this topology is very difficult.



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