Metropolitan Area NetworksWe have stepped into the G-string and the planet has provided us some unbelievable technologies that sometimes it appears to be a dream. As I described in the introduction, the key advantage of a wireless network over a wired one is that users can move about freely inside the area of the network with their laptops, handheld devices and so forth and get an web connection. The size of a network can be expressed by the geographic area they occupy and the number of computer systems that are element of the network. A Metropolitan Region Network (MAN) is a huge laptop or computer network that spans a metropolitan area or campus. Wide Location Network is a computer network that covers fairly larger geographical region such as a state, province or nation.

ETSI technical committees Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN) and Access, Terminals, Transmission and Multiplexing (ATTM) elaborated Harmonised Requirements that … Continue reading >>>