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<p>A <b>virtual circuit</b> (<b>VC</b>) is a means of transporting data over a data network, based on <a href="page.php?w=packet_switching">packet switching</a> and in which a connection is first established across the network between two endpoints. The network, rather than having a fixed data rate reservation per connection as in <a href="page.php?w=circuit_switching">circuit switching</a>, takes advantage of the <a href="page.php?w=statistical_multiplexing">statistical multiplexing</a> on its transmission links, an intrinsic feature of packet</p><p>
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