Further types of network

PAN – Personalized Area Network
LAN – Local Area Network
CAN – Campus Area Network or BAN – Branch Area Network (within 2km diameter using FDDI)
SAN – Storage Area Network
MAN – Metropolitan Area Network (takes support of PSTN)
WAN – Wide Area Network (takes support of X.25, Frame-relay, ATM, Internet, ISDN)
SoAN – Solaris Area Network (network using satellite)
WIRELESS
INTERNET
EXTRANET – Connection between different branches
INTRANET – Connection within the branches

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