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Personal Area Network (PAN)

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A network that solely purchases transit/peering from other networks to participate in the Internet. comcast, at & t. ect. no peering agreements. pay tier 1 or tier 2 providers.

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- Provides communication for devices owned by a single user that work over a short distance - Bluetooth, IR, NFC, etc. (1.1 & 2.7)

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