Local area networks

computer network that connects devices over a limited area

wireless computer network that links devices using wireless communication within a limited area

technology developed by IBM for local area networks

set of media access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specifications

set of computers configured in a distributed computing system

thumb|The general concept of virtual LANs.

standard for data transmission in a local area network

computer network architecture

computer resource made available from one host to other hosts on a computer network

virtual network switch

hardware direct memory access over computer networks

RapidIO is a packet-switched interconnect technology used to link electronic components. It allows devices to exchange messages, perform read and write operations, and maintain cache coherence. RapidIO follows common electrical standards, such as those used in Ethernet, and can connect chips, circuit boards, or entire systems together. == History == The RapidIO Trade Association was founded around February 2000 with early members such as Cisco Systems, Galileo Technology, HAL Computer Systems, Lucent Technologies, Mercury Computer Systems, Motorola, Nortel Networks, Seagull Semiconductor, Tund

experimental local area network

internet access

Econet was Acorn Computers's low-cost local area network system, based on a CSMA-CD serial protocol carried over a five-wire data bus, intended for use by schools and small businesses. It was widely used in those areas, and was supported by a large number of different computer and server systems produced both by Acorn and by other companies.

Chaosnet is a local area network technology. It was first developed by Thomas Knight and Jack Holloway at MIT's AI Lab in 1975 and thereafter. It refers to two separate, but closely related, technologies. The more widespread was a set of packet-based computer communication protocols intended to connect Lisp machines, which had been recently developed and were very popular at MIT; the second was one of the earliest local area network (LAN) hardware implementations.

American electrical engineer