Dedicated and Switched Services

• Dedicated line service

  • permanent connection
    • can be expensive!

• Switched line service

  • circuit-switching service
    • traffic that requires fixed, guaranteed bandwidth such as delay sensitive video applications.
  • packet-switching service
    • bursty traffic that can withstand variable delays.

Los Angeles

St. Louis

Chicago

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