- LAN - Local Area Network
- PAN - Person Area Network
- WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network
- CAN - Campus Area Network
- MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
- WAN - Wide Area Network
- SAN - Storage Area Network
- POLAN - Passive Optical Area Network
- VPN - Virtual Private Network
- EPN - Enterprise Private Network
Local Area Network
- A network that covers a small geographical area, typically located on a single site
- Hardware tends to be owned by the organisation using it
Connection
- UTP cable
- Fibre optic
- Wi-Fi
Wide Area Network
- A network that covers a large geographical area
- Composed of multiple LANs physically connected
The infrastructure that connects the LANs is not owned by one organisation and often leased from owning/managing telecommunication companies.
Connection
- Telephone lines
- Fibre optic
- Satellite