packet switching
concept
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first heard Oct 2025
last heard 30 Mar
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Method of breaking data into small units that travel independently across networks
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Peak in the week of 30 Mar — 1 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentNathaneal StrakerThe Origins of Everything · The Genesis of the Internet – Connecting the Planet · 1:37 · 30 Mar
…This idea became known as packet switching.…
Ben ThompsonSharp Tech with Ben Thompson · (Preview) Understanding the AWS Outage, Resiliency Realities... · 20:19 · 24 Oct
…So instead of there being a serial connection where you have to have a direct connection computer and you sort of like send the data as a stream of bits, the way data is actually distributed on the internet is it's all chopped up into packets, and all those packets are sent individually.…
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