• A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, Ethernet switch, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is networking hardware that connects devices...
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  • A multilayer switch (MLS) is a computer networking device that switches on OSI layer 2 like an ordinary network switch and provides extra functions on...
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  • Network switching subsystem (NSS) (or GSM core network) is the component of a GSM system that carries out call out and mobility management functions for...
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  • telecommunications, packet switching is a method of grouping data into packets that are transmitted over a digital network. Packets are made of a header...
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  • The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the aggregate of the world's telephone networks that are operated by national, regional, or local telephony...
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  • Circuit switching is a method of implementing a telecommunications network in which two network nodes establish a dedicated communications channel (circuit)...
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  • The Defense Switched Network (DSN) is a primary information transfer network for the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) of the United States Department...
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    exchange, also known as a telephone switch or central office, is a crucial component in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or large enterprise telecommunications...
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    provide a switching stack for hardware virtualization environments, while supporting multiple protocols and standards used in computer networks. The project's...
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    protocols. Some networks are able to dynamically change their logical topology through configuration changes to their routers and switches. The transmission...
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