!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a method of implementing a [telecommunications] [network] in which two [Network devices]  establish a dedicated [communications] [channel] (circuit) through the [network] before the [Network devices] may communicate. 


The circuit guarantees the full bandwidth of the [channel] and remains connected only for the duration of the [communication] [session]. 


The best [example] of a [{$pagename}] [network] is the early analog telephone [network]. When a call is made from one telephone to another, switches within the telephone exchanges create a continuous wire circuit between the two telephones, only for as long as the call lasts.


[{$pagename}] [Communications] a route and its associated bandwidth is reserved from source to destination, making [{$pagename}] relatively inefficient since capacity is reserved whether or not the connection is in continuous use.


[{$pagename}] has are 3 phases:
* Connection Establishment
* [Communication] ([Data] Transfer)
* Connection Released



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* [#1] - [Circuit_switching|Wikipedia:Circuit_switching|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2013-03-25-