DEFINITION OF WAN

A wide area network (WAN) is a network that covers a large geographical area located within a country side  and  worldwide networks such as a city, country, or the world.

Main characteristics of WAN Area of covarage : WANs is a large geographical area located within a countryside and worldwide networks such as a city, country, or the world. Ownership : WANs have no ownership. Enterprise Private Network (EPN) Enterprise Private Network (EPN) is a type of network built by an enterprise to interconnect various company sites. Example : production sites, head offices, remote offices, shops, in order to share computer resources.