The document discusses packet switching and different types of packet switching networks. It describes how in a packet switching network, data is broken into packets that can take different paths to the destination. There are two main types of packet switching - connectionless datagram switching, where each packet is routed independently, and connection-oriented virtual circuit switching, which establishes connections between nodes like circuit switching but allocates resources dynamically like packet switching. Virtual circuit switching uses two addressing schemes - global addresses and local virtual circuit identifiers assigned within the network. The document provides examples and diagrams to illustrate these different types of packet switched networks.