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    The document discusses different types of computer networks including personal area networks (PANs), local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs). It provides details about LANs, which connect devices within a building under the same administrative control, and WANs, which interconnect multiple networks across a large geographical area such as the Internet. The document also discusses storage area networks (SANs), which are high-speed networks designed for data storage, and network attached storage (NAS), which provides shared storage that can be accessed over a network but lacks fault tolerance and scalability.

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    The document discusses different types of computer networks including personal area networks (PANs), local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs). It provides details about LANs, which connect devices within a building under the same administrative control, and WANs, which interconnect multiple networks across a large geographical area such as the Internet. The document also discusses storage area networks (SANs), which are high-speed networks designed for data storage, and network attached storage (NAS), which provides shared storage that can be accessed over a network but lacks fault tolerance and scalability.

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    The document discusses different types of computer networks including personal area networks (PANs), local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs). It provides details about LANs, which connect devices within a building under the same administrative control, and WANs, which interconnect multiple networks across a large geographical area such as the Internet. The document also discusses storage area networks (SANs), which are high-speed networks designed for data storage, and network attached storage (NAS), which provides shared storage that can be accessed over a network but lacks fault tolerance and scalability.

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    Data Communication &

    Networking

    Network Technologies
    What is Network?
     Set of devices connected by communication links.
     Resources sharing.
     Brings people together.
     Communication.
    1. Personal Area Network(PAN)

    2. Storage Area Network(SAN)

    3. Local Area Network(LAN)

    4. Metropolitan Area Network(MAN)

    5. Wide Area Network(WAN)


    Personal Area Network
     Interconnection within a range of an individual.
     Communication among personal devices.
     Range of few meters.
     Bluetooth,infrared,USBs, etc.
     Wired or wireless.
    Local Area Network
     Within a same building.
     Same administrative control.
     laptops, printers, switches, etc.
     Wired or wireless.
     Usually home or workstations.
    Metropolitan Area Network
     Within a city, town.
     Interconnects LAN
     High speed.
    Wide Area Network
     Interconnects multiple networks.
     Large geographical area.
     Internet.
    Storage Area Network and Network Attached Storage

    Network Attached Storage(NAS)


    Network Attached Storage(NAS)

     Basically, a storage device.


     Multiple hard drives.
     Shared drive
     Can be accessed from all device in the network.
     No Fault tolerant.
    Storage Area Network(SAN)

     Network used for data storage.


     Large amount of data stored .
     Multiple Disk Arrays, switches and servers.
     Disk arrays with functionality of RAID.
     Fault Tolerant.
     Independent Network
     Scalability.
     Not affected by network traffic.
    Storage Area Network(SAN)
    NAS v SAN
    NAS SAN
    Small scale companies Large Organizations.
    Dependent on LAN Network by it
    self(independent)

    It is cheaper than SAN Comparatively expensive.


    Usually, Ethernet. Fiber optics, standard.
    No Scalability ( architecture Scalable (changes can be done
    change needed) without affecting the
    network).
    Not fault tolerant Fault tolerant
    Easy maintenance Complicated, so it is difficult
    Affected by network traffic Not affected.
    Shared storage Attached storage/local

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