NETWORKS CLASSIFICATION

NETWORKS CLASSIFICATION

1. RANGE CLASSIFICATION

   • LAN (LOCAL AREA NETWORK)
     • It covers a maximum of one building
   • MAN (METROLOPITAN AREA NETWORK)
     • It covers all the city
   • WAN (WIDE AREA NETWORK)
     • It covers different cities or countries

2. ACCESS LEVEL CLASSIFICATION

   • PUBLIC NETWORKS
     • Access public and global
   • PRIVATE NETWORKS
     • Restricted to the propietary or users that use it
   • VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS (VPN)
     • Networks resulting from interconnection of different private networks

3. FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP CLASSIFICATION

   • CLIENT-SERVER NETWORKS
     • Clients use shared resources and services
   • PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS
     • All devices can operate as clients or servers

4. TOPOLOGIES CLASSIFICATION

   • ANILLO
   • BUS
   • ÁRBOL
   • ESTRELLA
   • MALLA

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