At Grand Computers (Nig)
Limited, we can help you
configure your office networks
(Local Area Networks) and also
configure your branch networks
(Wide Area Networks).
A local area network (LAN) is
a group of computers and
associated devices that share a
common communications line or
wireless link. Typically,
connected devices share the
resources of a single processor
or server within a small
geographic area (for example,
within an office building).
Usually, the server has
applications and data storage
that are shared in common by
multiple computer users. A local
area network
may serve as few as two or three
users (for example, in a home
network) or as many as thousands
of users.
A Wide Area Network (WAN)
spans a large geographic area,
such as a state, province or
country. WANs often connect
multiple smaller networks, such
as local area networks (LANs) or
metro area networks (MANs). The
world's most popular WAN is the
Internet.
Some segments of the Internet,
like Virtual Private Networks
(VPN) based extranets, are also
WANs in themselves. Finally,
many WANs are corporate or
research networks that utilize
leased lines.
WANs generally utilize
different and much more
expensive networking equipment
than do LANs. Key technologies
often found in WANs include
SONET, Frame Relay, and ATM.
For more information on how
we can help you configure your
Local and Wide area networks,
Contact us
here.
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