Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching: A Comprehensive Comparison

1).
A).
Circuit switching Packet switching
Call setup is needed Call setup is not needed
There is needed dedicated connection during the
host connection
There is not require dedicated connection during
the host connection
Communication or connection is lost if path host is
failed
Communication or connection continues if path
host is failed
Sending and receiving information uses the same
path.
Sending and receiving information uses the
different path.
Data arrived in an order. It does not require an order during the Data arrive
Its bandwidth is static. Its bandwidth is dynamics.
Call-based congestion is used by circuit switching Packet-based congestion is used by Packet
switching
It is a transparent network. It is not a transparent network.
Cost is time-based Cost is Packet-based
Bandwidth consumed is partial. Bandwidth consumed is full.
It does not support the store and forward
transmission approach.
It supports the store and forward transmission
approach.
B).
Packet switching is a good approach for internet operation because it optimizes the channel capacity
which reduces the data transmission latency in the network and enhances communication robustness. For
the network operation management, it uses Resource Reservation Protocol and Multiprotocol Label
Switching Technologies which work on network robust and delay during the failure of the host. It is not
depended on the host failure.
2).
A) Difference between guide and unguided media
guide media unguided media
The energy of the signal is propagated through the
wire which is a guide media.
The energy of the signal is propagated through the
air which is an unguided media.
It is suitable for point to point line configuration It is suitable for broadcast the information.
Current, photons, or voltages are the type of signal An electromagnetic wave is a type of signal
Example: twisted pair, optical fiber, Example: radio waves, infrared
B) The twisted copper wire pair contains twisted wire because it designs on particular standards for
decrease noise and identifies noise in the path. It also ensures consistency and manages or filters traffic
noise Electrical currents encouraged by the cables which contain one positive and other one negative
wire.
C)
 It has low bandwidth.
 It has attenuation issue because repeater is needed every 2-6 km ( for the analog 5-6 km, and
digital signal 2-3 km)
 It has a susceptibility to noise and interference
D) CSMA/CD refers to carrier sense multiple accesses with collision detection. It is a media access
protocol which provides the following service in the network such as
 Packets are a form of the data transmission which used sense channel for transmission process.

 It provides the full-duplex and switches connection for the network utilization.
 It also supports half-duplex and backward compatibility in the network.
E) Difference between a store-and-forward switch and a cut-through switch
cut-through switch store-and-forward switch
It reads the only header of the frame It reads whole data of memory.
It cannot verify the data integrity. It can verify the data integrity.
High speed Low speed
Its process is consuming less time Its process is time-consuming
It supports less number of the device. It supports the large LAN network
F) Difference between bridge and switch media
Bridge Switch
It is network software based. It is network hardware based
It contains less number of points It contains a high number of points
It works two network topology during the network
segment
It works in single network topology during the
network segment
G) I have ping a network device to verify network connectivity which is based on the Internet Protocol. If
the ping command is successfully executed in the network, the user will be acknowledged from the
network address that user is demanding to ping. If the ping command is unsuccessful in the network, user
prerequisites to analyze the network setup further.
3)
A). Packet filtering is a tool or firewall technique that used to manage network access through observing
departing and received packets and permitting them to pass or stop on the base on IP address, ports, &
protocols of source & destination. Firewalls of Network layer describe packet filtering instruction sets
that offer extremely efficient security methods. Packet filtering router contains protocol, source address,
destination address, source port, destination port, and connection status information.
B). difference between a packet-filtering router and a stateful inspection firewall
Packet-filtering router stateful inspection firewall
It is simplest. It is more complex
The auditing process is difficult and sometimes not
possible
The auditing process is simple and possible
It only able to see service protocol type and
address.
It can see either address or data.
4) VoIP is a protocol which converts user media or voice into digital signal then transmission on the
internet. At the destination receiver side, these signals are decoded into analog form. VoIP permits the
user to create a call with help of desktops, laptops, and phones using the internet
VoIP uses TCP: TCP is connection-oriented protocols which need a set up between two phones. So it
uses SIP protocol which designed a set up for the connection and then the transmitted the data such audio
and video on the internet.
VoIP uses UDP: UDP is connectionless protocols which transmitted data without negotiation,
preparation, or warning. It does not need the handshake process between two phones connection. It works
on RTP session protocol. It is ideal for real-time application. It supports audio and video streaming.