Circuit switching

A communications paradigm in which a dedicated communication path is established between the sender and receiver along which all packets travel.

The telephone system is an example of a circuit switched network.

Also called connection-oriented.

Contrast connectionless, packet switching.

< Previous Terms	Terms Containing circuit switching	Next Terms >
CIR CIRCAL circuit CIRcuit CALculus circuit switched	5ESS Switch circuit circuit switched connectionless protocol connection-oriented	circular buffer Cirrus Logic CIS CISC Cisco Systems, Inc.