Switching techniques
Different Types Of Switching
techniques
In large networks, there can be
multiple paths from sender to receiver. The switching technique will decide the
best route for data transmission.
Switching technique is used to
connect the systems for making one-to-one communication.
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Classification Of
Switching Techniques
Circuit
Switching
- Circuit
switching is a switching technique that establishes a dedicated path between
sender and receiver.
- In
the Circuit Switching Technique, once the connection is established then
the dedicated path will remain to exist until the connection is
terminated.
- Circuit
switching in a network operates in a similar way as the telephone works.
- A
complete end-to-end path must exist before the communication takes place.
- In
case of circuit switching technique, when any user wants to send the data,
voice, video, a request signal is sent to the receiver then the receiver
sends back the acknowledgment to ensure the availability of the dedicated
path. After receiving the acknowledgment, dedicated path transfers the
data.
- Circuit
switching is used in public telephone network. It is used for voice
transmission.
- Fixed
data can be transferred at a time in circuit switching technology.
Communication through circuit
switching has 3 phases:
- Circuit
establishment
- Data
transfer
- Circuit
Disconnect
Circuit Switching can use either of the two
technologies:
Space
Division Switches:
- Space Division Switching is a circuit
switching technology in which a single transmission path is accomplished
in a switch by using a physically separate set of crosspoints.
- Space Division Switching can be achieved
by using crossbar switch. A crossbar switch is a metallic crosspoint or
semiconductor gate that can be enabled or disabled by a control unit.
- The Crossbar switch is made by using the
semiconductor. For example, Xilinx crossbar switch using FPGAs.
- Space Division Switching has high speed,
high capacity, and nonblocking switches.
Space Division
Switches can be categorized in two ways:
- Crossbar Switch
- Multistage Switch
Crossbar
Switch
The Crossbar switch is a switch that has n input lines
and n output lines. The crossbar switch has n2 intersection
points known as crosspoints.
Disadvantage of
Crossbar switch:
The number of crosspoints increases as the number of
stations is increased. Therefore, it becomes very expensive for a large switch.
The solution to this is to use a multistage switch.
Multistage
Switch
- Multistage Switch is made by splitting
the crossbar switch into the smaller units and then interconnecting them.
- It reduces the number of crosspoints.
- If one path fails, then there will be an
availability of another path.
Advantages Of Circuit
Switching:
- In the case of Circuit Switching
technique, the communication channel is dedicated.
- It has fixed bandwidth.
Disadvantages Of
Circuit Switching:
- Once the dedicated path is established,
the only delay occurs in the speed of data transmission.
- It takes a long time to establish a connection
approx 10 seconds during which no data can be transmitted.
- It is more expensive than other switching
techniques as a dedicated path is required for each connection.
- It is inefficient to use because once the
path is established and no data is transferred, then the capacity of the
path is wasted.
- In this case, the connection is dedicated
therefore no other data can be transferred even if the channel is free.
Message Switching
- Message Switching is a switching
technique in which a message is transferred as a complete unit and routed
through intermediate nodes at which it is stored and forwarded.
- In Message Switching technique, there is
no establishment of a dedicated path between the sender and receiver.
- The destination address is appended to
the message. Message Switching provides a dynamic routing as the message
is routed through the intermediate nodes based on the information
available in the message.
- Message switches are programmed in such a
way so that they can provide the most efficient routes.
- Each and every node stores the entire
message and then forward it to the next node. This type of network is
known as store and forward network.
- Message switching treats each message as
an independent entity.
Advantages Of Message Switching
- Data
channels are shared among the communicating devices that improve the
efficiency of using available bandwidth.
- Traffic
congestion can be reduced because the message is temporarily stored in the
nodes.
- Message
priority can be used to manage the network.
- The
size of the message which is sent over the network can be varied.
Therefore, it supports the data of unlimited size.
Disadvantages Of Message Switching
- The
message switches must be equipped with sufficient storage to enable them
to store the messages until the message is forwarded.
- The
Long delay can occur due to the storing and forwarding facility provided
by the message switching technique.
Packet
Switching
- The
packet switching is a switching technique in which the message is sent in
one go, but it is divided into smaller pieces, and they are sent
individually.
- The
message splits into smaller pieces known as packets and packets are given
a unique number to identify their order at the receiving end.
- Every
packet contains some information in its headers such as source address,
destination address and sequence number.
- Packets
will travel across the network, taking the shortest path as possible.
- All
the packets are reassembled at the receiving end in correct order.
- If
any packet is missing or corrupted, then the message will be sent to
resend the message.
o If the correct order of
the packets is reached, then the acknowledgment message will be sent.
Approaches
Of Packet Switching:
There are two approaches to Packet Switching:
Datagram
Packet switching:
- It is a packet switching technology in
which packet is known as a datagram, is considered as an independent
entity. Each packet contains the information about the destination and
switch uses this information to forward the packet to the correct
destination.
- The packets are reassembled at the
receiving end in correct order.
- In Datagram Packet Switching technique,
the path is not fixed.
- Intermediate nodes take the routing
decisions to forward the packets.
- Datagram Packet Switching is also known
as connectionless switching.
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Virtual
Circuit Switching
- Virtual Circuit Switching is also known
as connection-oriented switching.
- In the case of Virtual circuit switching,
a preplanned route is established before the messages are sent.
- Call request and call accept packets are
used to establish the connection between sender and receiver.
- In this case, the path is fixed for the
duration of a logical connection.
Let's understand the
concept of virtual circuit switching through a diagram:
- In
the above diagram, A and B are the sender and receiver respectively. 1 and
2 are the nodes.
- Call
request and call accept packets are used to establish a connection between
the sender and receiver.
- When
a route is established, data will be transferred.
- After
transmission of data, an acknowledgment signal is sent by the receiver
that the message has been received.
- If
the user wants to terminate the connection, a clear signal is sent for the
termination.
Advantages Of Packet Switching:
- Cost-effective: In
packet switching technique, switching devices do not require massive
secondary storage to store the packets, so cost is minimized to some
extent. Therefore, we can say that the packet switching technique is a
cost-effective technique.
- Reliable: If any
node is busy, then the packets can be rerouted. This ensures that the
Packet Switching technique provides reliable communication.
- Efficient: Packet
Switching is an efficient technique. It does not require any established
path prior to the transmission, and many users can use the same
communication channel simultaneously, hence makes use of available
bandwidth very efficiently.
Disadvantages Of Packet Switching:
- Packet
Switching technique cannot be implemented in those applications that
require low delay and high-quality services.
- The
protocols used in a packet switching technique are very complex and
requires high implementation cost.
- If
the network is overloaded or corrupted, then it requires retransmission of
lost packets. It can also lead to the loss of critical information if
errors are nor recovered.
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