Associate Professor Ramesh Harjani, a guest on the Wireless episode, described the different types of wireless networks illustrated above (source: IEEE 802.15.1 WPAN™ Press Kit January 19, 2001). They are classified by how far they reach.
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Network Classification (II) |
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WAN |
WAN-MAN |
MAN |
MAN-LAN |
LAN-PAN |
(Bluetooth) Personal Operating Space: PAN |
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~50km |
~2km |
0km |
~10m |
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Sources: http://www.ieee802.org/15/pub/2001/Jan01/01053r0P802-15_TG1-Press-Kit.ppt) |
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copyright Analog Design Group, University of Minnesota (harjani@umn.edu) |
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