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Each LAN technolgy offers specific devices (meant for that technol-
ogy only) and network layouts (topologies) for connecting several
computers as LAN.
The most prevalent LAN Technology is Ethernet. It is standardized
as IEEE 802.3.
The most common forms of Ethernet are 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T,
and 1000BASE-T. All three use twisted pair cables. They run at
10 Mbit/s, 100 Mbit/s, and 1 Gbit/s, respectively.
Fiber optic variants of Ethernet are also very common in larger
networks, offering high performance and longer distance (tens of
kilometers with some versions).
Also referred to as WiFi, Wireless LANs (WLANs) are standardized
as IEEE 802.11.
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Classificaton Based on Scale III
Local Area Networks (LANs)
Mainly, the technologies used for creating personal area networks are
wireless.
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Other Special Types of Networks II
A notable example of WPAN is the Bluetooth technology, mostly found
on portable devices like smartphones, laptops, tablets, wearables, etc.
Other PAN technologies are Zigbee, Wireless USB, etc.
Wireless BAN can work together with PAN technologies.
For instance, a Bluetooth-connected smartphone can be used to sync
data from wearables and various sensors present in the body.
3 Body Area Network(BAN):
You can create a body area network by using wearable devices like smart-
watches, fitness bands, biometric RFID implants, and medical devices
placed inside the body like pacemakers.
Wireless BAN is the primary form used to created such networks. It is
defined as per the IEEE 802.15.6 standard which describes a short-range,
extremely low power wireless communication within or in a vicinity of
the human body.
t = s/cm
where s is the distance and cm is the speed of light in the
medium.
This approximately means 1 extra millisecond RTT (round-
trip-time) for 100km of distance between hosts.
Other delays also occur in intermediate nodes.
Network connections in which small delays occur are called
low-latency networks.
Network connections which suffer from long delays are called
high-latency networks.