The IP-switching function is meant to create more stability on the Web by allowing an overloaded Web site to switch servers without a hiccup.

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Their conclusion is that the switching and transmission costs for IP-based telephone networks are much lower than for switched circuit telephone networks.

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They then analyze how the remaining major cost components, switching and transmission for both types of networks and interconnecting with the switched circuit network for the IP-based networks, change with the change in technology.

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