WAN Concepts

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WAN Concepts Ing. Daniel Núñez, MGS Purpose of WANs Purpose of WANs LANs and WANs A WAN is a telecommunications network that spans over a relatively large geographical area and is required to connect beyond the boundary of the LAN. Local Area Networks (LANs) Wide Area Networks (WANs) LANs provide networking services within a small geographic area. WANs provide networking services over large geographical areas. LANs are used to interconnect local computers, peripherals, and other devices. WANs are used to interconnect remote users, networks, and sites. A LAN is owned and managed by an organization or home user. WANs are owned and managed by internet service, telephone, cable, and satellite providers. Other than the network infrastructure costs, there is no fee to use a LAN. WAN services are provided for a fee. LANs provide high bandwidth speeds using wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi services. WANs providers offer low to high bandwidth speeds, over long distances. Purpose of WANs Private and Public WANs A private WAN is a connection that is dedicated to a single customer. Private WANs provide the following: • Guaranteed service level • Consistent bandwidth • Security A public WAN ...