Packet switching networks
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Multiplex several data streams more efficiently over single wire/fiber/switch
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Information chopped into small units (packets) sent one a time
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Many sources of packets can coexist attached to one transmission medium
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Multiplexing is statistical and network behavior is not entirely predictable
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Packets carry their destination addresses in headers
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Examples: Ethernet, FDDI, Frame Relay, IP
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