On the other hand, permanent virtual circuits are preconfigured into the network.
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A permanent virtual circuit ( PVC ) is a virtual circuit established for repeated / continuous use between the same clearing.
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X . 25 supports two types of virtual circuits, virtual calls ( VC ) and permanent virtual circuits ( PVC ).
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Eirpac is still an important element for data transfer in Ireland with numerous banks ( automatic teller machines ), telecoms switches, pager systems and other networks that utilise permanent virtual circuit's.
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All International networks are required to implement support for permanent virtual circuits, two-way logical channels and one-way logical channels outgoing; one-way logical channels incoming is an additional optional facility.
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A popular example of such usage of the term in distributed applications, as well as PVCs ( permanent virtual circuits ), is the organization of nodes in peer-to-peer ( P2P ) services and networks.
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One DTE-DCE interface to an X . 25 network has a maximum of 4095 logical channels on which it is allowed to establish virtual calls and permanent virtual circuits, although networks are not expected to support a full 4095 virtual circuits.
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Originally the term PSDN referred only to Packet Switch Stream ( PSS ), an X . 25-based packet-switched network, mostly used to provide leased-line connections between local area networks and the Internet using permanent virtual circuits ( PVCs ).