Metropolitan Area Network. A data communication network typically covering the geographic area of a city; a communications network that is usually larger than a LAN but smaller than a WAN. See CAN, LAN, WAN.
Metropolitan Area Network. A network service that provides high speed and low delay over a metropolitan area and initial B-ISDN-like services; the Switched Multimegabit Data Service is one such MAN offering that uses cell relay transport. This category includes the networks up to 100 km. (e.g. FDDI.)
Metropolitan Area Network. A term used to describe a network suitable for an area about the size of a city. Cf. LAN, RAN, and WAN.
municipal area network; a network of two or more interconnected local area networks, generally located inside a single community.
MANs can support distances up to 50 kilometers and operates at speeds up to 200 Mbps. MANs provides an integrated set of services for data, voice and image transmission.
A type of network that evolved from local-area network (LAN) designs, but is optimized for longer distances (more than 50 kilometers), greater speeds (more than 100 megabits per second) and diverse forms of information (such as voice, data, image and video).
A network intended for use in a limited area, for example a city.
Metropolitan Area Networks, Spanning a Town or City.
data transmission network which is realised on one city areas
Metropolitan Area Network. A data network, typically operated by a municipality or communications carrier that provides high-speed service within a geographical area such as a college campus, town or city. A MAN is larger than a Local Area Network (LAN) but smaller than a Wide Area Network (WAN). (See WiMAX). close
Metropolitan Area Network. Network covering a huge geographical area (i.e.: the Wasatch Front) or several geographically separated LAN's or WAN's connected via various media.
A metropolitan area network is a group of PCs connected over a common medium within a campus environment or the same city.
A network designed to carry data over an area larger than a campus, such as an entire city and its outlying area.
Metropolitan Area Network. Network spanning area up to a few dozen kilometers in diameter. A network of limited geographic scope, generally defined as within a 50-mile radius. Standards for MANs are being defined by the IEEE.
Metropolitan Area Network. A city-wide network that provides connectivity for high rise buildings, government offices, schools, residential areas, hospitals, transportation hubs, or even open public places. Modern cities build MANs to provide high speed Internet access to city-dwellers and guests. Also see PAN, LAN, WAN.
Metropolitan Area Network. High-speed communications network operating within a city or metropolitan area up to 50 km. in diameter.
Metropolitan Area Network, a network spanning a single city or metropolitan area. It is larger than local area netowrks (LAN), which area normally restricted to a single building or neighboring buildings, but smaller than wide area networks (WAN), which can span the entire globe.
Metropolitan Area Network A network that interconnects users with computer resources in a region larger than that covered by a large local area network ( LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network ( WAN). The term is applied to the interconnection of networks in a city into a single larger network.
Metropolitan Area or regional Network. Generally, a MAN spans a geographic area larger than a LAN, but smaller than a WAN. It is normally under single management and may be of higher capacity than WANs.
A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN).
Metropolitan Area Network. A geographically extended high-speed LAN designed to interconnect users within a city or metropolitan area.
Metropolitan area networks or MANs are large computer networks usually spanning a campus or a city. They typically use optical fiber connections to link their sites. See also: LAN, WAN
Metropolitan Area Network. A data network, which covers an area greater than a LAN, but less than a WAN. Oftentimes, a MAN is several LANs connected to one another for the purposes of creating a larger network. See also LAN and WAN.
Metropolitan Area Network (réseau) Réseau métropolitain dont la taille est située entre celle d'un réseau local (LAN) et celle d'un réseau longue distance (WAN). Ce peut être un réseau à l'échelle d'un campus ou d'une ville.
Metropolitan Area Network. A collection of local area networks (LANs) that would otherwise be a wide area network (WAN), but which is local to a single metropolitan area (for example, between five different buldings in London). See also Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN).
metropolitan area network. network in which all interconnected computers are distributed across a town, city, or metropolitan area. Contrast with local area network (LAN) and personal area network (PAN) and wide area network (WAN).
(Metropolitan Area Network) - A network connecting computers over a large geographical area, such as a city or school district.
metropolitan-area network; an area network for public broadband traffic
Metropolitan area network. A network that provides communications between sites within a neighborhood, for distances up to 25 miles. This service is becoming available through cable TV networks.
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Metropolitan area network. A public network that covers a metropolitan area, which may extend beyond the official city limits. Return
A high speed network designed to link together sites in a metropolitan or campus area. The IEEE has defined its 802.6 standard for MANs based on the Distributed Queue Dual Bus technology.
A regional computer or communication network spanning the area covered by an average to large-sized city. A WiMAX network is an example of a MAN.
Metropolitan Area Network. A data communication network that connects local area networks located in the same urban zone, eg Scottish MAN, Welsh MAN both in higher education.
Municipal Area Network or Metropolitan Area Network. A medium-to high-speed network that spans an entire city or municipal area.
Metropolitan Area Network. A data network intended to serve an area approximating that of a large city. Such networks are being implemented by innovative techniques, such as running fiber cables through subway tunnels. A popular example of a MAN is SMDS. See also: Local Area Network, Switched Multimegabit Data Service, Wide Area Network. [Source: NNSC
Metropolitan Area Network, large computer network usually spanning a campus or a city
Metropolitan Area Network. A group of LANs with high-speed, seamless interconnection within a “metropolitan†area. The latter is not necessarily a city; it normally means any area which is spread out but in some sense a single entity: for instance, two company buildings on opposite sides of the road or on a large site.
Metropolitan Area Network. A computer network, incorporating the local telephone company facilities to communicate, connecting other LAN's or computers together (usually via T1 lines).
A Metropolitan Area Networking. A network that comprises of several locations within 10 miles of one another. Different locations are connected through WAN architecture (like ISDN, dial-up or wireless connections). See Also: WAN, LAN
Metropolitan Area Network. A regional computer or communication network spanning the area covered by an average to large city.
Metropolitan Area Network This I finish describes to a network that provides a digital connectivity with a regional area to a metropolitan one. The MAN makes the connection between LAN s and WAN
Metropolitan Area Network. Similar to a LAN but typically over a larger area like a city.
Metropolitan Area Network LAN s interconnected within roughly a 50 mile radius. MANs typically use fiber optic cable to connect various wire LANS. Transmission speeds may vary from 2 to 100 Mbps.
Metropolitan Area Network. A network usually confined to a community.
Metropolitan Area Network. A data network intended to serve the area of a city or an area of similar size.
Metropolitan Area Network. A high-speed data intra-city network that links multiple locations within a campus, city or LATA.
Metropolitan area Network) a telecommunications term used to describe a network serving a business and residences in an urban area.
Metropolitan Area Network. A network capable of high-speed communications over distances up to about 80 kilometers.
Metropolitan Area Network. Public network service to provide LAN facilities over a wide area.
An acronym for Metropolitan Area Network.
(Metropolitan Area Network) A data network designed for a town or city. In terms of geographic breadth, MANs are larger than local area networks (LANs), but smaller than wide area networks (WANs). MANs are usually characterized by very high-speed connections using fiber optical cable or other digital media.
Metropolitan Area Network; a technology supporting high-speed networking across a metropolitan area. IEEE 802.6 defines a MAN protocol.
Short for Metropolitan Area Network. A network covering a city or other large area, such as a campus.
Metropolitan Area Network Typically used for large corporations, universities and councils spread over a wide district.
Metropolitan Area Network is a network that spans several buildings spread out over an area larger than a town.
Metropolitan Area Network - a transmission network built within a metropolitan or city.
A network spanning a geographical distance of up to a 62-mile (100-kilometer) diameter; a citywide network.
(2003-10-05) Chris Limb etropolitan rea etwork - a network that (a) covers an area larger than a campus area network and smaller than a wide area network (WAN), (b) interconnects two or more LANs, and (c) usually covers an entire metropolitan area, such as a large city and its suburbs.
metropolitan-area network. Network that spans a metropolitan area. Generally, a MAN spans a larger geographic area than a LAN, but a smaller geographic area than a WAN. Compare with LAN and WAN.
A network that provides regional connectivity within a metropolitan area (such as a city).
(Metropolitan Area Network): A network covering an area larger than a local area network. A series of local area networks, usually two or more, that cover a metropolitan area.
Metropolitan Area Network. A network linking LANs and other networks at many sites with a city area.
metropolitan area network. A data communication network covering the geographic area of a city. FDDI can provide a private MAN while IEEE 802.6 can provide a public MAN.
A public high-speed network (100Mbps or more) capable of voice and data transmission over a range of 25 to 50 miles (40 to 80 kilometers). ... more
Metropolitan area network. A network that provides data communication capability to geographic areas larger than LANs, governed under IEEE 802.6.
See Metropolitan Area Network.
Metropolitan area network. Backbone network that connects local area networks in a metropolitan area such as a city or town and handles the bulk of communications activity, or traffic, across that region. A MAN typically includes one or more LANs, but covers a smaller geographic area than a WAN. 9.16