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The IEEE 802-2001 standard describes a MAN as being: Some technologies used for this purpose are ATM , FDDI , and SMDS . These older technologies are in the process of being displaced by Ethernet -based MANs (e.g. Metro Ethernet ) in most areas. MAN links between LAN s have been built without cables using either Microwave , Radio , or Infra-red Laser links. DQDB , Distributed Queue Dual Bus, is the Metropolitan Area Network standard for data communication. It is specified in the IEEE 802.6 standard. Using DQDB, networks can be up to 30 miles long and operate at speeds of 34 to 155 Mbit/s. Several notable networks started as MANs, such as the Internet Peering Point s MAE-West , MAE-East , and the Sohonet media network. RELATED NETWORKS MAN STANDARDS IEEE Standards on LANs & MANs |
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