MAN Full Form

MAN stands for metropolitan area network and it is basically a computer network that is made by connecting multiple LAN’S. MAN covers a geographical area which is known as the metropolitan area. It serves as a connection which is larger than LAN(Local Area Network) but smaller than WAN(Wide Area Network). It generally covers the area of a city. It connects different LAN’s in an area by point to point connection. MAN also provides sharing of regional resources. MAN is very effective to use in large area like a city or a large campus.

Examples:
Cable TV network and telephone networks

Characteristics :

• Area Covered –
  It covers an area from 5 km to 50 km which can cover a city.
• Ownership –
  MAN is owned by a group of users rather than a single company.
• High speed –
  MAN provides high speed network which uses shared regional resources.
• Size –
  Size of MAN is in between WAN and LAN.

Advantages :

• MAN covers a larger area than LAN.
• It has less implementation cost and it uses less resources.
• It provides higher security than WAN.
• It can cover area as large as a city.

Disadvantages :

• MAN is not easily manageable as it becomes very complex.
• It requires highly skilled people to look after it.
• It requires more cables for connecting the LAN’s.
• It has high management cost
• It covers smaller area than WAN.
• It is only used in metropolitan areas.

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