WAN is a wide area network that can be private or it can be public leased. It’s used for the network that covers large distances like cover states of a country. Networks that cover a large city or metropolitan area also can be included in this category.
For example, WANs are used by many multinational companies to transmit their data and receive information among their employees, suppliers, customers, and other organizations across various cities, regions, countries, and the whole world.
- Features:
- Covers a large area.
- Messages can be sent quickly. Messages include pictures, sounds, or data.
- Shares software and resources with connecting workstations.
- Everyone can use the same data from WANs.
More info: What Is NetFlow?
