Multi Access Network

[milkdroogy]

what does this term mean? can you give me an example?

sorry for the noobish question

[Richard Burts · Accepted solution]

Oren

A multi access network is a network which can have multiple (more than 2) machines participating in the network. A point to point network can have only 2 and a multi access network can have more than 2. The most common example of a multi access network is Ethernet (and FastEthernet etc).

HTH

Rick

[saket_maurya]

Thanks.

[Edison Ortiz]

Multi-Access Network is often referred to a shared medium, like a hub/switch where multiple devices can connect and share resources. In the WAN, you have Frame-Relay/MPLS/ATM networks where devices share the same Frame-Relay/ATM/MPLS switch.