Circuit Switching
Predecessor of Packet Switching,固定电话之间的传输方式
Circuit switching的问题(为什么不能应用在电脑上)
1. Inefficient:每次communication都需要一个dedicated circuit导致过于inefficient(especially computer communications tends to be very bursty)
2. Diverse Rates:fixed rate circuit对于多变的computer communication来说不符合
3. State management:circuit switch需要maintain一定的per-communication state
Packet Switching
根据packet上的address将其通过不同的hop和router forward到最终的目的地
Why use packet switching in Internet
1. link 很贵
2. efficient
3. Internet was firstly designed to connect existing networks which use packet switching