What is virtual channel?

Virtual channel is normally a connection from one source to one destination, although multicast connections are also permitted. The other name for virtual channel is virtual circuit.

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A virtual channel defines a single point to point connection, identified by its virtual channel identifier.An individual channel can be uniquely identified by its virtual channel and virtual path number. The insertion of VCs enables to implement policies for allocating the physical channel bandwidth, which enables to support quality of service in applications.


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