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Show Understanding of Circuit Switching and where it is used?
- Similar to a phone network. A dedicated circuit between 2 network devices. Provides privacy and full use of bandwidth between those devices.
- Expensive and example used in is Video conferencing.
Show Understanding of Packet Switching?
- Traditional WAN's use packet switching to inspect of address of a network packet and where to forward it to. May be series of routers between your LAN and destination LAN.
Understanding function of Router in Packet Switching?
- Task of hardware router is to receive data packets from a packet-switched network and then route packet towards it destination address.
- Router maintains routing tables to suggest best possible paths to destination IP address.
-Packet can be re-directed many times before reaching it's destination.
Advantages and Characteristics of Circuit/Packet switching?
Circuit Switching:
- Gives dedicated circuit
- Faster data transfer
- Packets arrive in order sent
- Packets cannot get lost
- Better for real-time application
-Potentially improved security
- Dedicated video conferencing
Packet switching:
-Split into packets/chunks
-Sends packets on individual routes
- Packets may arrive out of order to delay until packet order restored
-Packets may get lost so re-transmission causes delays.
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