MESSAGE SWITCHING

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Communications Systems — Switching — Message switching

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Information on Message switching

A message is a discrete data communication. Message switching is a store-and-forward concept where a message with an appropriate destination address is sent into the network and is stored at each intermediate switching point (network node) where its integrity is checked before it is sent onto the next stage of its journey.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Message switching include: 
 
  • Circuit switching
  • packet switching
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  • Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
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  • Store-and-forward system

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