Tabular difference between circuit switching and packet switching
Circuit Switching Packet Switching(Datagram type) Packet Switching(Virtual Circuit type)
Dedicated path No Dedicated path No Dedicated path
Route is established for entire
Path is established for entire conversation Route is established for each packet conversation
call setup delay as well as packet
Call setup delay packet transmission delay transmission delay
Overload may block call setup and increas
Overload may block call setup Overload increases packet delay packet delay
Fixed bandwidth Dynamic bandwidth Dynamic bandwidth
No overhead bits after call setup overhead bits in each packet overhead bits in each packet
Components of a Telecommunications Network
Telecommunications are the means of electronic transmission of information over distances. The information may be in the form of
voice telephone calls, data, text, images, or video. Today, telecommunications are used to organize more or less remote computer
systems into telecommunications networks. These networks themselves are run by computers.
A telecommunications network is an arrangement of computing and telecommunications resources for communication of
information between distant locations.
A telecommunications network includes the following components:
1. Terminals for accessing the network
2. Computers that process information and are interconnected by the network
3. Telecommunications links that form a channel through which information is transmitted from a sending device to a receiving
device.
4. Telecommunications equipment that facilitates the transmission of information.
5. Telecommunications software that controls message transmission over the network.