Based on the wide area computer networks can be divided into

  1. PAN (Personal Area Network) 1 s.d. 10 m sample area: Rooms
  2. LAN (Local Area Network) 10 s.d. 1000 m sample areas: Building
  3. NAN (Neighbor Area Network) 10 s.d. 1000 m sample area: RT / RW
  4. CAN (Campus Area Network) 1000 s.d. 10 000 m sample area: University of
  5. MAN 10 000 s.d. 100 000 m sample area: the City
  6. WAN 100 000 s.d. 1000000 m sample area: State
  7. greater than 1000000 m internet example: Inter-State