Packet Switching
COMP1260 > Understanding the Internet
IntroductionHave you ever think how Internet sends information to other users?
How does it work?Think you have made a jigsaw puzzle. You are sending each piece of puzzle to all your classmates you had in early childhood with a message that has the date, time and place to meet. Your goal is to gather all your classmates and construct the puzzle with everyone. Package Switching works in the same way.
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Circuit-switching vs Package-switching
Circuit-switching is another form of protocol which sends message to others. It is normally used in telephone communications. Circuit-switching is quicker then package-switching, but circuit-switching needs data to be send in order and in the same time. Package-switching is more efficient and robust, and can withdraw some days in transmitting. For that, package-switching is better used in e-mails and website, where circuit-switching is more based for real-time data transmition.
Figure1:Image of Package Switching
References
- Wikipedia
- Shiri Chechik, Adi Gati Protocols and Computer Networks Course at Tel Aviv University
- The Linux Information ProjectPacket Switching DefinitionNovember 4, 2005.
Example?
This is a flash demonstration.
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