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Copyright 2005 John Wiley Sons, Inc Wide Area Networks Introduction Metropolitan area networks (MANs) Span from 3 to 30 miles and connect backbone networks (BNs) and LANs Wide area networks (WANs) Connect BNs and MANs across longer distances, often hundreds of miles or more Typically built by using leased circuits from common carriers such as ATT Most organizations cannot afford to build their own MANs and WANs, Services Used by MANs/WANs Circuit Switched Network Services Dedicated Circuit Networks Services Packet Switched Networks Services Virtual Private Networks Services Circuit Switched