<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . (June 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Circuit switching is a method of implementing a telecommunications network in which two network nodes establish a dedicated communications channel (circuit) through the network before the nodes may communicate . The circuit guarantees the full bandwidth of the channel and remains connected for the duration of the communication session . The circuit functions as if the nodes were physically connected as with an electrical circuit . </P> <P> The defining example of a circuit - switched network is the early analog telephone network . When a call is made from one telephone to another, switches within the telephone exchanges create a continuous wire circuit between the two telephones, for as long as the call lasts . </P> <P> Circuit switching contrasts with packet switching which divides the data to be transmitted into packets transmitted through the network independently . In packet switching, instead of being dedicated to one communication session at a time, network links are shared by packets from multiple competing communication sessions, resulting in the loss of the quality of service guarantees that are provided by circuit switching . </P>

Which of the following is a property of the circuit switched paradigm