3.4 connectivity methods

3.4 connectivity methods

1. LAN

   • LAN is a computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most often, a LAN is confined to a single room, building or group of buildings.

2. WAN

   • is a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographical area for the primary purpose of computer networking.

3. MAN

   • The purpose of MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) is to provide the link to the internet in the long run. A MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) usually incorporates a number of LANs to form a network.

4. Major telecommunications providers have deployed voice and data cellular networks over most of the inhabited land area of Earth.

   • Cellular voice

5. Satellite

   • Communication satellites are satellites stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications.
   • The most common use for satellite data is Earth Observation. Satellite data is generated via remote sensing technologies.