METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK(WAN)

Ametropolitan area network(MAN) IS A NETWORK THAT INTERCONNECT USERA WITH COMPUTER RESOURCES IN A GEOGRAPICAL AREA OR REGION larger than that coverd by a wide area network(WAN).The term is applied to the interconnection of networks in a city into a single larger network.It is also used to mean the interconnection of several local area networks by bridging them with backbone lines.The latter usage is also sometims reffered to as a campus network.EXAMPLES ofmetropolitan area networks of various sizes can be found in the metropolitan areas of lahore,karachi,gujranwala.Large universities also sometimes use the term to describes their networks.A recent trend id the intallation of wireless MANs. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) is a large computer network that spans a metopolitan area or campus. Its geographic scope falls between a WAN and LAN. MAns provide Internet connectivity for LANs in a metropolitan region, and connect them to wider area networks like the Internet.