Metropolitan Area Network MAN
A Cable Backbone used to interconnect local area networks at various sites (corporate offices and factories, for example) in a given region, generally a city. Optical Fiber is well-suited to the Transmission of both Data and voice over such a network. In terms of geographic breadth, MANs are larger than LANs, but smaller than WANs. MANs are usually characterized by very high-speed connections using Fiber Optic Cable or other Digital media.
Related Terms
802.3 Network,
802.5 Network,
Access Network,
Active Area,
Broad Area Laser Diodes,
Bus Network,
Contact area ,
Core Area,
Effective Area,
Effective Mode Area,
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