MAN ⇝

Metropolitan Area Network

(MAN) A data network intended to serve an area the size of a large city. Such networks are being implemented by innovative techniques, such as running optical fibre through subway tunnels. A popular example of a MAN is SMDS.

See also Local Area Network, Wide Area Network.

Last updated: 1994-11-22

Nearby terms:

metric space ♦ Metropolitan Area Network ♦ M-expression LISP ♦ MFC

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