A collection of several LANs that are linked by faster backbone connections. A MAN is smaller than a WAN, and an example is a college campus with several LANs linked on the same network .
A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network ( LAN ) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN ). The term is applied to the interconnection of networks in a city into a single larger network (which may then also offer efficient connection to a wide area network). It is also used to mean the interconnection of several local area networks by bridging them with backbone lines. The latter usage is also sometimes referred to as a campus network .
Examples of metropolitan area networks of various sizes can be found in the metropolitan areas of London, England; Lodz, Poland; and Geneva, Switzerland. Large universities also sometimes use the term to describe their networks. A recent trend is the installation of wireless MANs.
Point-To-Point is a direct line between a sending and receiving device. Each communication line in this network has only one client on it. A point-to-point connection can be found in both LAN's and WAN's.
Point-To-MultiPoint serveral devices share a single communication line. Multipoint lines are commonly used in LANs and some types of WANs.
A Mesh Network is a network topology in which devices are connected with many redundant interconnections between network nodes . In a true mesh topology every node has a connection to every other node in the network.
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