Local Area Network (LAN) -CCNA Study Material

Local Area Network(LAN) is used to connect networking devices in a small area like an office or campus building. The media type used to connect devices in a Local Area Network(LAN) is Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring etc. 

LAN helps to communicate between devices in a smaller area and improve the efficiency of working in an office. Let us consider common topologies used in Local Area Network because it is in CCNA Exam Syllabus.

 It is classified into the physical and logical topology. In Physical Topology, you can see how devices in a LAN are connected but in Logical Topology, we can see how these devices are communicating.

LAN Physical Topologies

1. Point to Point
   
   Here two devices are connected without any interference from other devices. In this LAN topology, these two devices are connected and communicated. Wireless Bridge is a good example of Wireless Point to Point Topology.
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2. Bus T
   
   You can say it is an extension of Point to Point topology because in Bus topology all devices in LAN are connected to a single connection. Ethernet uses Bus topology.
   
   
3. Ring
   
   If a Local Area Network has Ring Topology all devices are connected in a way to form a ring. It means PC 1 is connected to PC 2 and PC 2 is connected to PC 3 and the last PC is connected to PC 1. So it forms a ring structure. One example of LAN ring topology is FDDI.
   
   
4. Star
   
   In start topology, all devices in a LAN are connected to the central device. An example is all the computers connected to a Switch.

LAN Logical Topologies

1. Bus
   
   Ethernet is an example which is using logical bus structure to communicate devices connected. To learn more about Ethernet, visit the link below.
   Fundamentals of Ethernet
   
   
2. Ring
   
   Token Ring is a good example which uses ring logical topology to communicate computers connected to the network.

Transport Layer	Transmit failed	Destination Net Unreachable
Destination host	Enable Adapter	Automatic IP Address
SMART Command Failed	TTL Expired	Ping Request
Netstat Command	Internet Connection	WAN

The medium of Transmission in LAN

1. Twisted-pair wire
   
   
2. Coaxial cables
   
   
3. Fiber optic cables

Other Network Tutorials

1. Metropolitan Area Network(MAN)