Wireless Local Area Network – WLAN | Science Short l UPSC PRE 2023 | Studyiq IAS Hindi

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WLAN stands for Wireless Local Area Network. WLAN is a local area network that uses radio communication to provide mobility to the network users, while maintaining the connectivity to the wired network. A WLAN basically, extends wired local area network. WLAN’s are built attaching a device called the access point(AP) to the edge of the wired network. Clients communicate with the AP using a wireless network adapter which is similar in function to a ethernet adapter. It is also called a LAWN that is Local area wireless network. .