Campus network

A campus network, campus area network, corporate area network or CAN is a computer network made up of an interconnection of local area networks (LANs) within a limited geographical area.^[1]^[2] The networking equipments (switches, routers) and transmission media (optical fiber, copper plant, Cat5 cabling etc.) are almost entirely owned by the campus tenant / owner: an enterprise, university, government etc.^[3] A campus area network is larger than a local area network but smaller than a metropolitan area network (MAN) or wide area network (WAN).

^ Edwards, Wade. CCNP Complete Study Guide (642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831). Sybex. © 2005
^ Long, Cormac. IP Network Design. McGraw-Hill/Osborne. © 2001.
^ Gary A. Donahue (June 2007). Network Warrior. O'Reilly. p. 5.

[1] Edwards, Wade. CCNP Complete Study Guide (642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831). Sybex. © 2005

[2] Long, Cormac. IP Network Design. McGraw-Hill/Osborne. © 2001.

[3] Gary A. Donahue (June 2007). Network Warrior. O'Reilly. p. 5.

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