described as LAN (Local Area Network), MAN (Metropolitan Area Network), and WAN (Wide Area Network), where the network extends over a local area (<1 km), metropolitan (<100 km), and long distance area ...

As demand skyrockets for high-speed Internet access, metropolitan-area networks are developing as the crucial link between local-area networks and long-haul or wide-area networks. In one sense, metro ...

The deployment of Ethernet in a metropolitan area network (MAN ... See Carrier Ethernet. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.