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| | Nat' Academies Press, Cities and Their Vital Systems: Infrastructure Past, Present, and Future (1988) |
 | | Electronic switching was introduced in the early 1960s when relays were used for connections, but the control function was a special-purpose, stored-program computer that could accommodate com- plex logic and software changes. |
 | | Over the years, three technologies have been developed and used in switching: electromechanical, electronic, and digital systems.4 Because almost all new transmission systems are digital, the choice of digital switches is economical in telephone systems and is natural in telematics. |
 | | The physical parts are the data transmission channels, the associated data switching systems, and the computers at terminals or nodes in the network. |
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