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Differential Protection Symposium
Belo HorizonteNovember 2005
Circuit Switching
The physically assigned channel is
established before and disconnected after
communication
POT (Plain old telephony), ISDN
Digital networks on basis of PCM with
plesiochronousdigital hierarchy (PDH)
Reliable and fast transmission possible
when connection is established.
Circuit establishment requires a free
channel from A to B
Connection occupies channel also when no
data is exchanged
Deterministic data transmission (fixed data
transmission time per channel)
Packet switching
Data stream is segmented to packets
Transmission runs connection-oriented or
connection-less
Synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), ATM
Backbone
Cannel not occupied during whole connection
time
Channels can be used quasi-simultaneously
Data transmission by principle time is random.
SDH and ATM can provide virtual circuit-
switched channels. However, split path signal
routing may however result in unsymmetrical
signal transmission times.
Comparison of Switching Methods