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Message Switching

Message switching is a communication method where complete messages are created, stored, and forwarded through intermediate nodes until they reach their destination. It offers advantages like no need for a continuous connection and efficiency with smaller messages, but it also has drawbacks such as delays and large storage requirements. Historically used in telegraphy and early email systems, message switching is less efficient for large-scale communications compared to packet switching.

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Message Switching

Message switching is a communication method where complete messages are created, stored, and forwarded through intermediate nodes until they reach their destination. It offers advantages like no need for a continuous connection and efficiency with smaller messages, but it also has drawbacks such as delays and large storage requirements. Historically used in telegraphy and early email systems, message switching is less efficient for large-scale communications compared to packet switching.

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Message Switching:

A Network
Communication
Method
by Ebenezer J
How Message Switching Works
Message Creation 1
The sender crafts a complete
message, treated as a single
unit. 2 Store and Forward
The message is sent to an
intermediate node (like a switch
Forwarding 3 or router), where it's stored
The intermediate node forwards until the next node is available.
the complete message to the
next node in the path. 4 Delivery
This process repeats until the
message arrives at its final
destination.
Characteristics of Message
Switching
Store-and-Forward No Fixed Path
Every node stores the entire Like packet switching, message
message before forwarding it. switching doesn't require a
This allows the system to handle dedicated path between the
traffic more efficiently but can sender and receiver.
introduce delays.

Message Integrity Store Overhead


The entire message is Each intermediate device must
transmitted at once, ensuring store the entire message, which
no fragmentation. However, it can be resource-intensive,
can be inefficient for large especially with large messages
messages. or heavy traffic.
Use Cases for
Message Switching
Telegraph Email Systems
Networks
In early email
Historically, systems,
message messages were
switching was temporarily
used in stored in mail
telegraphy, servers before
where messages being forwarded
were sent in their to the recipient.
entirety and
forwarded
Advantages of Message Switching

No Need for Continuous Connection Efficiency with Smaller Messages


The sender and receiver don't need to It can be efficient if the messages are
maintain a continuous connection relatively small and don't cause excessive
throughout the entire communication storage overhead.
process.
Disadvantages of Message
Switching
1 Delay
Storing and forwarding messages at each node
introduces delays.

2 Large Storage Requirements


Intermediate nodes need to have enough
storage capacity to store large messages.

3 Less Efficient for Large-Scale


Communications
When transmitting a large amount of data,
message switching can be inefficient compared
to packet switching.
Comparison of Switching Methods
Feature Circuit Switching Packet Switching Message Switching

Path Type Dedicated path for No dedicated path, No dedicated path,


entire session packets routed messages stored and
independently forwarded
Efficiency Inefficient (dedicated Efficient (on-demand Less efficient (storage
path not used when path allocation) and forwarding
idle) overhead)
Data Handling Continuous stream of data Data split into smaller packets
Entire message sent as a unit

Latency Low and constant (due Variable (depends on High (due to store-and-
to reserved path) routing and congestion) forward process)

Reliability Reliable (error handling


Very reliable (dedicated circuit) Less reliable (no error
in protocols like TCP) handling, store issues)

Use Case Voice communication, Internet, data Telegraphy, early email


landline telephony transmission, VoIP systems
Summary of Switching Methods
Circuit Switching
1 Real-time, continuous communication

Packet Switching
2
Modern networks, internet

Message Switching
3
Asynchronous communications, early systems.
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