Difference Between Packet Switching ans Circuit Switching

Differences between Circuit Switching and Packet Switching

Circuit switching

1. Call set up is required.
2.Dedicated connection between
two Hosts.
3. Connection/Communication
is lost, if any link in the path
between the Hosts is broken.
4. Information take the same route
between the connected Hosts
5.Information always arrives in
order.
6. Bandwidth available is fixed.
7. Congestion is call based.
8. Bandwidth utilization is partial.
9.It does not uses store-andforward transmission.
10. It is Transparent.
11.Charging is time based.

Packet switching

1. Call setup is not required.
2. No dedicated connection between
two Hosts.
3. Connection/Communication could
continue between the Hosts since
data have many routes between
the Hosts.
4. Information could take different
routes to reach the destination
Host.
5. Information could arrive out of
order to the destination
6. Bandwidth available is variable.
7. Congestion is packet based.
8. Bandwidth utilization is full.
9.It uses store-and forward
transmission.
10.Not transparent.
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