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Computer Science · Ch 11 — Data Communication

Switching Techniques

11.5

Switching Techniques

In a network with multiple devices, the challenge is connecting a specific sender and receiver so that one-to-one communication is possible. One approach is to build a dedicated connection between every pair of devices (a mesh topology) or between a central device and every other device (a star topology). However, such methods become costly for large networks. …