... between two end systems. Voice calls on telephone networks are the best example. A phone connects to a local telephone-switching centre via twisted-pair cables. If the connection is between two phones in the same area, the local switch creates a connection between the circuits from each phone. A dedicated circuit is a circuit that is switched on once and stays on. You lease ... (ATM), is a high-speed technology that switches fixed-length, 53-byte cells at speeds of 155-Mbps and higher. Designed to carry voice, video, and data traffic, cell switching supports asynchronous traffic. Cell swi...

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