Computer network
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A computer network is a system for communication among two or more computers.
Computer networks may be categorized with respect to range:
- personal area network (PAN)
- local area network (LAN)
- metropolitan area network (MAN)
- wide area network (WAN)
- (Tiny area network (TAN)
Computer network applications may be categorized with respect to the functional relationships between components:
Computer networks may be categorized with respect to network topologies:
Computer networks may be categorized with respect to specialised functions
Computer networks may be implemented using a variety of protocol stack architectures, computer buses or combinations of media and protocol layers, incorporating one or more of:
- ARCNET
- DECnet
- Ethernet
- IP
- TCP
- UDP
- AppleTalk
- Token Ring
- IPX
- FDDI
- HIPPI
- Myrinet
- ATM
- RS-232
- IEEE-488
- USB
- IEEE 1394 aka Firewire, iLink
- X.25
- Frame relay
- Bluetooth
- IEEE 802.11
- System Network Architecture
For a list of more see Network protocols
For standards see IEEE 802.
Suggested topics:
- communication theory
- data transmission
- Public switched telephone network
- Modems and dialup
- wireless transmission
- short range
- medium range
- long range
- Wired Transmission
- Optical fiber transmission
- Public switched telephone network
- Computer networking device
- Routing
- Bitnet
References
Andrew S. Tanenbaum, "Computer Networks" (ISBN 0133499456).
External link
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References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Computer_network" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
