Wireless and Wired Networking (LAN/WAN)

A good network recognizes forethought, planning, and management. All the pieces must fit properly with the parts connected correctly.

North Central IT Services provides network planning, design and implementation services in the following:

	LAN, WAN, Internet, and Intranet
	Wireless Internet
	Remote Host Connectivity

All these areas that are part of networking do not make a useful network unless they are linked correctly and according to a plan. A network is more than the sum of its parts.

With the introduction of wireless technology comes the opportunity for unlimited network configurations, as well as a host of potential security issues. We understand your concerns and will work with you to design a plan that optimizes your network access while minimizing security risks.

For historical reasons, the industry refers to nearly every type of network as an "area network." The most commonly-discussed categories of computer networks include the following -

	Local Area Network (LAN)
	Wide Area Network (WAN)
	Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
	Storage Area Network (SAN)
	System Area Network (SAN)
	Server Area Network (SAN)
	Small Area Network (SAN)
	Personal Area Network (PAN)
	Desk Area Network (DAN)
	Controller Area Network (CAN)
	Cluster Area Network (CAN)

LANs and WANs were the original flavors of network design. The concept of "area" made good sense at this time, because a key distinction between a LAN and a WAN involves the physical distance that the network spans. A third category, the MAN, also fit into this scheme as it too is centered on a distance-based concept.

As technology improved, new types of networks appeared on the scene. These, too, became known as various types of "area networks" for consistency's sake, although distance no longer proved a useful differentiator.

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