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Comparisons: lan, man & wan

CRITERIA	LAN	MAN	WAN
AREA OF COVERAGE	Network cover limited	A high speed network that	Network cover large geographical
	geographical area such as	connects Local Area Networks	area such a countries,the
	closely positioned group	in a Metropolitan Area	continents or the world
	of buildings network ,	such as a cities or town.
	network at home,
	network inside computer
	laboratory and network in
	office building
NETWORK SIZE	Small size ( in a building)	Larger size	Largest size
		( in a cities or campus)	(different states or countries)
SPEED	Fastest in data transferring	Slower in data transferring	Slowest in data transferring
	and access time	and access time	and access time
COMMUNICATION	- Connected using modems,	Connected using modems,	the connection is made via
DEVICES	hubs, switch , router	hubs, switch , router	satellite communication link
			or via Internet
COST	Less costly setup and	More costly setup and	Costliest setup and
	maintenance	maintenance
Network Ownership	Private - owned, controlled	Private - owned and operated	Not owned up any
	and manage by a	by a single entity such as a	one organization but exist
	single person or organization	government or large	under collective or distributed
		corporation	ownership