# About multiple-input channels and input switching
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You set up input switching in a MediaLive channel in order to ingest the inputs in a multiple-input channel. 

**Topics**
+ [Multiple-input channels and the schedule](schedule-and-switching.md)
+ [Typical use cases](typical-use-cases.md)
+ [Fixed, immediate, and follow switches](ips-switch-types.md)
+ [Static inputs and dynamic inputs](how-dynamic-inputs-work.md)
+ [Input Prepare](ips-input-prepare.md)