How switching has developed...

[GarethG]

Hi im having a bit of trouble with an assignment question on the history of switching in the telephone system.

The question is this:
"Describe how switching has developed since the telephone network was originally set up"

Basicly i need to say what came first, what came next etc giving a little description on each.

Wondering if anyone could give me a hand with this question as im having a bit of trouble finding info on this.

[ajbrun]

Try www.howstuffworks.com

I'll have a look there now to see if I can post you a direct link .

EDIT
It MIGHT be somewhere in this article:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/telephone.htm