Major Differences Between LAN, MAN and WAN

• Where the geographical area covered by LAN is small, whereas, MAN covers relatively large and WAN covers the greatest of all.
• The LAN is confined to schools, hospitals or buildings, whereas, MAN connects small towns or Cities and on the other hand, WAN covers Country or a group of Countries.
• Devices used for transmission of data are-
• LAN: WiFi, Ethernet Cables.
• MAN: Modem and Wire/Cable
• WAN: Optic wires, Microwaves, Satellites.
• LAN’s transmit data at a faster rate than MAN and WAN.
• Maintenance of LAN is easier than that of MAN and WAN.
• The bandwidth available for transmission is higher in LAN than MAN and WAN.
• Data transmission errors and noise are least in LAN, moderate in MAN and high in WAN.