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Explain the advantages of LAN, MAN and WAN.

written 8.4 years ago by deeshaachrekar • 390

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written 8.4 years ago by deeshaachrekar • 390

Sr.No	Parameter	LAN	WAN	MAN
1	Ownership of Network	Private	Private or Public	Private or Public
2	Area covered	Small	Very large(states or countries)	Moderate (City)
3	Design and Maintenance	Easy	Not Easy	Not Easy
4	Communication medium	Coaxial Cable	PSTN or Satellite links	Coaxial cables, PSTN, Optical Fiber Cables, Wireless
5	Data rates	High	Low	Moderate
6.	Mode of communication	Each station can transmit and receive	Each station cannot transmit	Each station can transmit or receive
7	Principle	Operates on the principle of broadcasting	Switching	Both
8	Propagation Delay	Short	Long	Moderate

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