Basic HTML version of Foils prepared Dec. 6 98
| High-speed, fault-tolerant data network that covers a relatively small geographic area |
| LAN protocols function at the 2 lowest layers of OSI RM (Physical and Data Link Layers) |
| Typical access methods: CSMA/CD (carrier sense multiple access collision detection) and Token Passing |
| Transmission methods: unicast, multicast and broadcast; in these methods a single packet is sent to one or more nodes |
| LAN topologies: bus, star, ring |
| Devices: repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches, routers |