Packet/Packet Switching |
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A packet is a chunk of information sent over a network.
Packet-switching is the process by which a carrier breaks up data into
these chunks or packets. Each packet contains the address of origin, the
address of its destination, and information about how to reunite with other
related packets. This process allows packets from many different locations
to co-mingle on the same lines and be sorted and directed to different routes
by special machines along the way.
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