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... packet Switch How do Ethernet networks use switches ? Data is transmitted through the wires of an Ethernet network in packets . Imagine the data packets on an Ethernet net- work as cars on a road . If there were no traf- fic signals or ...
... packet Switch How do Ethernet networks use switches ? Data is transmitted through the wires of an Ethernet network in packets . Imagine the data packets on an Ethernet net- work as cars on a road . If there were no traf- fic signals or ...
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... packets and sequences them appropriately . It also handles acknowledgment of packets ( that is , it determines whether the packets were received at their destina- tion ) and decides whether packets need to be sent although the employees ...
... packets and sequences them appropriately . It also handles acknowledgment of packets ( that is , it determines whether the packets were received at their destina- tion ) and decides whether packets need to be sent although the employees ...
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... Packet switching doesn't require that a dedicated communica- tions circuit be maintained . With packet switching , data is broken into smaller chunks ( called packets ) that are sent over various routes at the same time . When the packets ...
... Packet switching doesn't require that a dedicated communica- tions circuit be maintained . With packet switching , data is broken into smaller chunks ( called packets ) that are sent over various routes at the same time . When the packets ...
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