Let’s see that the difference between LAN, MAN and WAN:

LAN MAN WAN

LAN stands for Local Area MAN stands for Metropolitan

Network. Area Network. WAN stands for Wide area network.

MAN’s ownership can be While WAN also might not be owned

LAN’s ownership is private. private or public. by one organization.

The transmission speed of LAN is While the transmission speed Whereas the transmission speed of
high. of MAN is average. WAN is low.

The propagation delay is short in There is moderate propagation Whereas there is long propagation
LAN. delay in MAN. delay.

While there is more congestion Whereas there is more congestion than

There is less congestion in LAN. in MAN. MAN in WAN.

While MAN’s design and Whereas WAN’s design and

LAN’s design and maintenance is maintenance is difficult than maintenance is also difficult than LAN
easy. LAN. as well MAN.

There is more fault tolerance in While there is less fault In WAN, there is also less fault
LAN. tolerance. tolerance.