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www.procurve.com/network-training/training/technical/ase/wan.htm

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Posted by crouse

A communications network serving geographically separate areas. A WAN can be established by linking together two or more metropolitan area networks, which enables data terminals in one city to access data resources in another city or country.

(Wide Area Network): A geographically broad network that uses phone lines, satellites and radio waves to interact. The most commonly recognised WAN is the Internet.

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Posted by waqasahmad

A wide area network (WAN) serves to interconnect two or more LANs. WAN technology is designed to extend network connectivity to much greater distances than any LAN technology is capable of. Most companies can't afford to build their own WAN, so it is usual to buy WAN service from a service provider. Service providers are in the business of building and selling WAN connectivity; they invest in the equipment, cabling, and training to build transcontinental networks for other businesses to rent.

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Posted by campbell123

Wide Area Network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional are.
Its technologies are:

X.25,ATM,Frame Relay

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Posted by sagitraz

WAN is Wide Area Network . This is the technology in which no of LAN and MAN are getting together and making big network. If you want example for WAN then internet is one of the example for WAN. Even Framrelay , ISDN etc also comming in WAN technology.

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Posted by saurabh2dixit