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+====== Virtual Circuit ======
+A communication technique used in [[datagram network]]s whereby by use of a circuit number, resources can be reserved for a given communication link across a complete path from source to a destination. //Virtual circuits// can be used to provide guaranteed performance over a given communication session at the cost of a higher initial set-up cost.
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