Thursday, October 7, 2010

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS


Small networks are often called Local Area Networks [LAN]. A LAN is a network allowing easy access to other computers or peripherals. The typical characteristics of a LAN are,
·         physically limited (< 2km)
·         high bandwidth (> 1mbps)
·         inexpensive cable media (coax or twisted pair)
·         data and hardware sharing between users
            .    owned by the user 

No comments:

Post a Comment