connection-oriented network service

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connection-oriented network service (CONS) A network in which a pair of remote activities that wish to communicate are required to establish some form of circuit, often a virtual circuit, before they can exchange data. In a circuit switching network, the connection will take the form of a physical circuit, while in a packet switching network it is a virtual connection. See also datagram.

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