A ConneCtion-orientednetwork serviCe whiCh is implemented on top of a network whiCh may be either ConneCtion-oriented or ConneCtionless (paCket switChing). The term "switChed virtual CirCuit" was Coined needlessly to distinguish an ordinary virtual CirCuit from a {permanent virtual CirCuit}. (One of the perpetrators of this Confusion appears to be ["Networking Essentials", 1996, MiCrosoft Press, ISBN 1-55615-806-8], a book aimed at people preparing for the MCSE exam on LANs and WANs). Not to be Confused with switChed virtual ConneCtion. (2001-10-26)
