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Difference Between Switchings and TDM-FDM

The document outlines the differences between circuit switching and packet switching, highlighting their operational phases, data processing methods, reliability, and resource management. It also compares Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) and Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM), detailing their signal types, conflict levels, efficiency, and requirements for synchronization and guard bands. Overall, the document provides a clear distinction between these networking concepts.

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Difference Between Switchings and TDM-FDM

The document outlines the differences between circuit switching and packet switching, highlighting their operational phases, data processing methods, reliability, and resource management. It also compares Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) and Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM), detailing their signal types, conflict levels, efficiency, and requirements for synchronization and guard bands. Overall, the document provides a clear distinction between these networking concepts.

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Difference between Circuit Switching and Packet

Switching
CIRCUIT SWITCHING PACKET SWITCHING

In circuit switching there are 3 phases

i) Connection Establishment.

ii) Data Transfer. In Packet switching directly data

iii) Connection Released. transfer takes place .

In Packet switching, each data unit

In circuit switching, each data unit know just know the final destination

the entire path address which is provided address intermediate path is decided

by the source by the routers.

In Packet switching, data is

In Circuit switching, data is processed at processed at all intermediate node

source system only including source system.

Delay between data units in circuit Delay between data units in packet

switching is uniform. switching is not uniform.

Resource reservation is the feature of There is no resource reservation

circuit switching because path is fixed for because bandwidth is shared among

data transmission. users.

Circuit switching is more reliable. Packet switching is less reliable.


Wastage of resources are more in Circuit Less wastage of resources as

Switching compared to Circuit Switching

It is not a store and forward technique. It is a store and forward technique.

Transmission of the data is done not

Transmission of the data is done by the only by the source, but also by the

source intermediate routers

Congestion can occur during connection

establishment time, there might be a case Congestion can occur during data

will requesting for channel the channel is transfer phase, large number of

already occupied. packets comes in no time


Difference between TDM and FDM
Prerequisite – Frequency division and Time division multiplexing
Time Division Multiplexing (TDM):
TDM is the multiplexing technique. TDM works with digital signals likewise as analog
signals. In TDM, synchronization pulse is important. TDM share the timescale for the
various signals. It have two types:
1. Synchronous TDM
2. Asynchronous TDM

Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM):


FDM is the multiplexing technique which is used in analog system. In FDM, Guard band
is required and the spectral efficiency of FDM is low. In FDM, Bandwidth(B) is
committed to the different sources.

Guard band
A guardband is a narrow frequency band between adjacent frequency channels. Guardbands are

usually employed in FDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access) systems to avoid interference from

the adjacent channels. A guard band may also be necessary between different systems, such

as GSMand DECT, to avoid interference from one system into the other system.

A guard band in a FDMA system.


S.NO TDM FDM

TDM stands for Time division FDM stands for Frequency

1. multiplexing. division multiplexing.

TDM works with digital signals as While FDM works with only

2. well as analog signals. analog signals.

3. TDM has low conflict. While it has high conflict.

While it’s wiring or chip is

4. Wiring or chip of TDM is simple. complex rather than simple.

5. TDM is efficient. While it is inefficient.

While in this, frequency sharing

6. In TDM, time sharing takes place. takes place.

In TDM, synchronization pulse is While in it Guard band is

7. necessary. necessary.

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