Circuit-switched network

...The form and function of the communication network can change significantly depending on the method of switching control. A circuit-switched network is a system in which a single communication line is set up between the sending and receiving terminals by switching operations, and the line is exclusively used by both terminals during communication. In a circuit-switched network, both the sending and receiving terminals can freely use the assigned line until the communication is completed, so it is characterized by the ease of instantaneous communication with little information transmission delay, conversational communication in which a reply is received immediately when necessary, and communication of analog waveform information that faithfully transmits signal waveforms. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "circuit-switched networks" is listed below.

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…この交換制御の仕方によっても通信網の形態や機能は大きく変わってくる。交換動作によって発着両端末間に1条の通信回線を設定し，通信中は両端末にその回線を専有させるようにした方式を回線交換網という。回線交換網では発着両端末は通信が終わるまで割り当てられた回線を自由に使用できるので，情報伝達遅延が少ない即時的な通信，必要なときにすぐ返事がもらえる会話形の通信，信号波形を忠実に伝送するアナログ波形情報の通信などが容易に行えるのが特徴である。…

※「回線交換網」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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