Local area network

Local,area,network
A,local,area,network,LAN,is,a,computer,network,that,interconnects,computers,within,a,limited,area,such,as,a,residence,,school,,laboratory,,university,campus,or,office,building1,and,has,its,network,equipment,and,interconnects,locally,managed,By,contrast,,a,wide,area,network,WAN,,not,only,covers,a,larger,geographic,distance,,but,also,generally,involves,leased,telecommunication,circuits,or,Internet,links
Ethernet,and,Wi-Fi,are,the,two,most,common,transmission,technologies,in,use,for,local,area,networks,Historical,technologies,include,ARCNET,,Token,ring,,and,AppleTalk
Contents
1,History
2,Cabling
3,Wireless,media
4,Technical,aspects
5,See,also
6,References
7,External,links
History
The,increasing,demand,and,use,of,computers,in,universities,and,research,labs,in,the,late,1960s,generated,the,need,to,provide,high-speed,interconnections,between,computer,systems,A,1970,report,from,the,Lawrence,Radiation,Laboratory,detailing,the,growth,of,their,"Octopus",network,gave,a,good,indication,of,the,situation23
A,number,of,experimental,and,early,commercial,LAN,technologies,were,developed,ilocal,area,network,,local,area,network,diagram,,local,area,network,meaning,,local,area,network,pdf,,local,area,network,images,,local,area,network,connection,Local,area,network
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