WIDE AREA NETWORK

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Information on Wide area network (WAN)

A wide area network (WAN) is an internetwork. The networks of a wide area network are connected using internetworking devices, typically routers and gateways.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Wide area network include: 
 
  • internetwork
  • Campus network
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  • Local area network (LAN)
  • Internetworking
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  • Network interface card (NIC)
  • ISO OSI reference model

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