Q. A _________ network is a cross between a circuit-switched network and a datagram network. It has some characteristics of both.

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Q. We can say that a packet switch has _______ types of components.

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Q. The simplest type of switching fabric is the ______ switch.

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Q. A ________ switch is a multistage switch with microswitches at each stage that route the packets based on the output port represented as a binary string.

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Q. In a banyan switch, for 8 inputs and 8 outputs, we have _____ stages.

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Q. In a banyan switch, for 8 inputs and 8 outputs, we have _____ microswitches at each stage.

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Q. A ________ switch combines space-division and time-division technologies to take advantage of the best of both.

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Q. The most popular technology in time-division switching is called the _________.

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Q. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then n must be equal to or greater than ____.

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Q. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then k must be equal to or greater than ____.

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Q. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then the minimum number of crosspoints is greater than or equal to _______.

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Q. In a one-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is ______.

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Q. In a three-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is ______.

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Q. A ________ switch combines crossbar switches in several (normally three) stages.

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Q. In _______ switching, the paths in the circuit are separated from one another spatially.

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Q. A switched WAN is normally implemented as a _______ network.

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Q. In a ________ network, two types of addressing are involved: global and local.

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Q. A switch in a datagram network uses a routing table that is based on the ______ address.

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Q. The _______ address in the header of a packet in a datagram network normally remains the same during the entire journey of the packet.

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Q. A local telephone network is an example of a _______ network.

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