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LAN, MAN, WAN: Key Differences Explained

LAN (Local Area Network) connects a small group of computers in a limited geographical area, offering high speed and low congestion. MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) covers larger regions like towns and cities, allowing multiple computers to interact simultaneously, with moderate speed and congestion. WAN (Wide Area Network) spans vast distances, connecting various countries, with lower speeds and higher congestion compared to LAN and MAN.

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LAN, MAN, WAN: Key Differences Explained

LAN (Local Area Network) connects a small group of computers in a limited geographical area, offering high speed and low congestion. MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) covers larger regions like towns and cities, allowing multiple computers to interact simultaneously, with moderate speed and congestion. WAN (Wide Area Network) spans vast distances, connecting various countries, with lower speeds and higher congestion compared to LAN and MAN.

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Parameter LAN MAN WAN

Full Form LAN is an MAN is an WAN is an


acronym for acronym for acronym for
Local Area Metropolitan Wide Area
Network. Area Network. Network.

Definition and LAN is a MAN is a The WAN


Meaning network that comparatively network spans
usually wider network to an even
connects a that covers larger locality.
small group of large regions- It has the
computers in a like towns, capacity to
given cities, etc. connect
geographical various
area. countries
together. For
example, the
Internet is a
WAN.

Network The LAN is The MAN can The WAN can


Ownership private. be both private also be both
Hospitals, or public. private or
homes, Many public.
schools, organizations
offices, etc., and telecom
may own it. operators may
own them.
Maintenance Very easy to Comparatively Very difficult to
and Designing design and difficult to design and
maintain. design and maintain.
maintain.

Speed LAN offers a MAN offers a WAN offers a


very high moderate low Internet
Internet speed. Internet speed.
speed.
Up to 100 Up to 1mbps
mbps Up to 10mbps

Delay in It faces a very It faces a It faces a high


Propagation short moderate propagation
propagation propagation delay.
delay. delay.

Faulty The LAN The MAN The WAN also


Tolerance exhibits a exhibits a exhibits a
better fault lesser fault lesser fault
tolerance than tolerance. tolerance.
the rest of the
networks.

Congestion The congestion It exhibits a It exhibits a


in the network higher network higher
is very low. congestion. congestion in
the network.
Communication LAN typically MAN allows A huge group
Allotment allows a single multiple of computers
pair of devices computers to can easily
to establish a interact interact with
communication. simultaneously each other
But it may also with each using the
support more other. WAN.
computers.

Uses Schools, It basically It covers an


homes, covers a city, entire country,
colleges, a small town, a subcontinent,
hospitals, or any given or an
offices, etc., area with a equivalent area
can privately bigger radius
use it. than the LAN.

Range 1km 10 km All over the


world

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