Metropolitan area network

A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a computer network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic region of the size of a metropolitan area. The term MAN is applied to the interconnection of local area networks (LANs) in a city into a single larger network which may then also offer efficient connection to a wide area network. The term is also used to describe the interconnection of several LANs in a metropolitan area through the use of point-to-point connections between them.^[1]^[2]

^ 802 IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview and Architecture, IEEE Computer Society, 2002, p. 1, A MAN is optimized for a larger geographical area than is a LAN, ranging from several blocks of buildings to entire cities.
^ Kenneth C. Laudan; Jane P. Laudon (2001). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (10th ed.).

[1] 802 IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview and Architecture, IEEE Computer Society, 2002, p. 1, A MAN is optimized for a larger geographical area than is a LAN, ranging from several blocks of buildings to entire cities.

[2] Kenneth C. Laudan; Jane P. Laudon (2001). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (10th ed.).

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