Differentiate between packet switching and message switching technique

1.	Differentiate between packet switching and message switching technique in network communication.
Answer» In packet switched network, data are transmitted in discrete units of potentially variable length blocks called packets, while in message switching mechanism, a node receives a message stores it until the appropriate route is free, then sends it along.

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