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Packet based networks are not a good analogy because there is typically only one railway line the discrete container units can travel along - the magic of the i
by olivermarks 5y ago
Packet based networks are not a good analogy because there is typically only one railway line the discrete container units can travel along - the magic of the internet is the multiple routes data can travel along concurrently to destinations.
- brudgers 5y agoNetworks are not packet based, protocols are. The rail network, as my comment, is not a good fit for packet switching protocols. The automotive network generally is. The airline network certainly is.
- olivermarks 5y agoagreed, my comment was responding to @pintxo