A campus area network [CAN] is a network of multiple interconnected local area networks [LAN] in a limited geographical area. A CAN is smaller than a wide area network [WAN] or metropolitan area network [MAN].
A CAN is also known as a corporate area network [CAN].
In most cases, CANs own shared network devices and data exchange media. CAN benefits are as follows:
- Cost-effective
- Wireless, versus cable
- Multidepartmental network access
- Single shared data transfer rate [DTR]
The following are examples of CAN implementations:
- Stanford University's SUNet network
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s [MIT] Project Athena
Synonyms
Corporate Area Network [CAN]
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Design and Performance Investigation of Campus Area Network [CAN] Based on Different Routing Protocols
Conference Paper
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- Oct 2018
- Chowdhury Mohammad
- Chowdhury Mohammad Masum Refat
- Rabiul Hasan
- [...]
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A Campus Area Network [CAN] can be characterized as a Local Area Network [LAN]. Generally, it is a network which connects various entities of an office e.g. various infrastructural entities of a university campus. In this paper, it is designed a new CAN topology and analyzed the performance of CAN by considering Routing Information Protocol [RIP],...