MAN(Metropolitan Area Network)

MAN(Metropolitan Area Network)

MAN stands for Metropolitan Area Network. It Covers distance of a city. MAN network is used in a city. MAN data transfer speed is 100 Mbps. It covers 100 miles to 200 miles distance. MAN connects Organizations in a city.
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MAN occupies coverage in between LANs and WANs. MAN has distance coverage and data rate higher than LAN, but less than WAN. This is the major difference between LAN and MAN. MAN overlaps to some extent to geographical coverage requirement of WAN. A typical example of MAN is Local Cable TV system. Here cable TV company picks up programs from satellite and delivers to individual homes via coaxial cable. Each home is a node in this network of nodes.

Following table compares LAN, MAN and WAN with respect to various networking parameters.

Advantages of MAN:

There are some advantages of MAN. These are as follows:

1. It covers more distances.
2. It allows users to add more computers.
3. It is Less expensive than WAN.