WANs connect smaller networks across long distances, and their architecture, protocols and technologies have evolved to their latest incarnation, SD-WAN.

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This entry contains the definition to the term Local Area Network.

No matter what the WAN joins together or how far apart the networks are, the result allows smaller networks from separate locations to communicate. Expert Tip: Note. The acronym W ...