Packet Switching
Breaking digital messages into addressed packets routed independently across shared networks, the foundation of scalable data networking.
Core metadata
- ID: packet_switching
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1969 (decade)
- Region: United States and United Kingdom
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Computer Networking (computer_networking)
- Data Compression (data_compression)
- Information Theory (information_theory)
Dependents
- Border Gateway Protocol (border_gateway_protocol)
- Ethernet (ethernet)
- Local Area Networks (local_area_networks)
- LTE / 4G Networks (lte_4g_networks)
Fields
Field lanes
- Telecommunications & Networking: Foundations & Switching
Node sources
- On Distributed Communications: I. Introduction to Distributed Communications Networks (RAND Corporation, 1964, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Networking (computer_networking) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Computer Networking provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Information Theory (information_theory) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Information Theory provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Data Compression (data_compression) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Data Compression provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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