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Question:  What is difference between packet switching and circuit switching ?



July 07, 2006 06:10:54 #2
 Diwakar Agarwal   Member Since: Visitor    Total Comments: N/A 

RE: What is difference between packet switching and ci...
 
1. Circuit switching establishes the predefined path for data to travel from source to destination and vice-versa.whereas, data in packet switching travels different  path from source to destination and vice-versa.


2. Circuit switching reserved some bandwidth for data transmission.whereas, packet switching doesnot.



3. Circuit switching is anology to telephony. whereas, packet switching is anologous to a telegraph.



4. Circuit switching creates congestion. whereas packet switching doesnot ,data travels through any free path.
     

 

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