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Local Area Network (LAN)
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A LAN is contrasted to a wide area network (WAN) such as the Internet, that covers a large geographic area.
In a LAN, once the physical connection is in place, including switches and wires, fiber, or wireless connections, the network software manages communications between stations on the network.
Most LANs connect workstations and personal computers.
LANs can include signal repeaters and bridges or routers, especially if they are large or connect to other networks.
LANs can be divided into logical groups called subnets.
A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link.
Media contention occurs on a LAN when two or more network devices have data to send at the same time.
A LAN is a group of computers and peripherals in a close area that are connected to share information and resources.
In a bus topology, all nodes on the LAN are connected by one linear cable, which is called the shared medium. Every node on this cable segment sees transmissions from every other station on the same segment. At each end of the bus is a terminator, which absorbs any signal, removing it from the bus. This medium cable apparently is the single point of failure. Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) is the protocols used for this type of LAN.
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