Packet-Switched Services

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• Offered by Carriers

• X.25

  • Old, slow, and not sufficiently cheaper than frame relay

• Frame Relay

  • Speeds in main range of user demand
  • Dominated the market in the 1990s

• ATM

  • High speeds and costs, requiring equipment changes

• Carrier Internet and MPLS services

  • Dominant services today

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