Networking
P1: DESCRIBE THE TYPES OF NETWORKS AVAILABLE AND HOW THEY RELATE TO PARTICULAR NETWORK STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS
There are many types of wireless networks available. This includes: WAN, LAN, MAN, PAN, WLAN. Below, I will go into detail about each type that will help you understand exactly what each type of network is and what it consists of.
What is WAN?
WAN or also known as a Wide Area Network is a network that consists of many Networks that are a part of other LAN networks that swaps data between one another across a wide area. The best example would be the Internet as this is a giant WAN network where you use this to exchange information with many networks over a long distance; thus a “Wide Area Network”.
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Now FireWire tech is quite often used to link cable connected PANs together but wireless is either connected on the same network or done through Bluetooth or even infrared. PANs that are done through Bluetooth are also referred to as “Piconets” PANs cover a rough range of 10 meters that is usually viewed as a special subnet (LAN) as it supports only one person instead of a handful.
What is WLAN?
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) is a wireless form of LAN that allows an individual to move about with devices such as: a Laptop, PDA, Mobile Phone and a tablet etc. You can move all around a home, anywhere really depending on the range of the signal. WLAN came about in the early 90s but was very expensive so you wouldn’t have a wireless router in your home back then.
It wasn’t till the late 90s when it began to become cheaper. Most WLAN and proprietary protocols were using IEEE 802.11 either 802.11A through to 802.11N, prices for this declined rapidly making it more affordable. What WLAN does is extends your LAN connection where a wired connection cannot, you would then connect to this through your access point (AP).WLANs are usually encrypted so no random user can cannot. WLANs use WEP, WPA and WPA2. These are just different types of security methods, ranging from 64-bit encryption to 256-bit encryption but 128-bit being the most common.
Network
P1: DESCRIBE THE TYPES OF NETWORKS AVAILABLE AND HOW THEY RELATE TO PARTICULAR NETWORK STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS
There are many types of wireless networks available. This includes: WAN, LAN, MAN, PAN, WLAN. Below, I will go into detail about each type that will help you understand exactly what each type of network is and what it consists of.
What is WAN?
WAN or also known as a Wide Area Network is a network that consists of many Networks that are a part of other LAN networks that swaps data between one another across a wide area. The best example would be the Internet as this is a giant WAN network where you use this to exchange information with many networks over a long distance; thus a “Wide Area Network”.
Any computer on a WAN …show more content…
Now FireWire tech is quite often used to link cable connected PANs together but wireless is either connected on the same network or done through Bluetooth or even infrared. PANs that are done through Bluetooth are also referred to as “Piconets” PANs cover a rough range of 10 meters that is usually viewed as a special subnet (LAN) as it supports only one person instead of a handful.
What is WLAN?
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) is a wireless form of LAN that allows an individual to move about with devices such as: a Laptop, PDA, Mobile Phone and a tablet etc. You can move all around a home, anywhere really depending on the range of the signal. WLAN came about in the early 90s but was very expensive so you wouldn’t have a wireless router in your home back then.
It wasn’t till the late 90s when it began to become cheaper. Most WLAN and proprietary protocols were using IEEE 802.11 either 802.11A through to 802.11N, prices for this declined rapidly making it more affordable. What WLAN does is extends your LAN connection where a wired connection cannot, you would then connect to this through your access point (AP).WLANs are usually encrypted so no random user can cannot. WLANs use WEP, WPA and WPA2. These are just different types of security methods, ranging from 64-bit encryption to 256-bit encryption but 128-bit being the most common.
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