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Packet Switch

Packet Switch routes packets from origin to destination along the most efficient path individually and allows a communications channel to be shared by multiple connections. Packet switching is used to optimize the use of the bandwidth available in a network, to minimize the transmission latency (i.e. the time it takes for data to pass across the network), and to increase robustness of communication.

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Packet Switch