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MAN Last modified: Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Short for Metropolitan Area Network, a data network designed for a town or city. In terms of geographic breadth, MANs are larger than local-area networks (LANs), but smaller than wide-area networks (WANs). MANs are usually characterized by very high-speed connections using fiber optical cable or other digital media.
Brief overview of MAN Short page describing the features which discriminate MANs from LANs or WANs. Open Networks Today Networking news moves at a fast pace, and Open Networks Today lets you keep up with it. Open Networks Today offers its readers the ability to control how news is presented through customizing content filters, discussions, and news feed links. PracticallyNetworked.com PracticallyNetworked.com provides easy-to-understand help for small-network builders. The site contains how-to information for setting up and debugging home-office and small-business networks. Users can also find extensive troubleshooting information, tips on getting applications to work through firewalls, product reviews on network hardware and software, and more.	Related Categories Networks Related Terms 802.16 CAN HAN IEEE 802 standards iSCSI local-area network network TAN wide-area network Shopping MAN Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Shoes 39397 Store Offers Toys 6250 Store Offers Clothing 1138131 Store Offers Perfumes and Colognes 11405 Store Offers Books 5816 Model Matches