What hardware is required to create a local area network?

What hardware is required to create a local area network?

1. The typical definition for LAN is two or more connected stations in the same limited area, sharing data from peripheral devices. And operating at the speed 1 Mbps.

   • DEFINITION:

2. The components of LAN are:

   • PC's/workstations and servers.
   • Network Interface Card (NIC)
   • Cabling and connectors: coaxial cable, BNC connector and Unshielded Twisted Pair.
   • (UTP) and RJ-45 connector.
   • Hub concentrator , and more complicated network devices such as bridge LAN Switch and Router.

3. What is the Network Interface Card?? (NIC)

   • NIC is a circuit board inserted into each network station to allow communication with other stations.

4. What is a Hub???

   • A Hub is a central device used on star network topology that repeats or amplifies signals, allowing the network to be lengthened or expanded with additional stations.