Point of presence

A point of presence (PoP) is an artificial demarcation point OR interface point between communicating entities. It may include a meet-me-room.

In the US, this term became important during the court-ordered breakup of the Bell Telephone system. A point of presence was a location where a long-distance carrier (IXC) could terminate services and provide connections into a local telephone network (LATA).[1]

An Internet point of presence is an access point to the Internet. It is a physical location that houses servers, routers, ATM switches and digital/analog call aggregators. It may be either part of the facilities of a telecommunications provider that the Internet service provider (ISP) rents or a location separate from the telecommunications provider. ISPs typically have multiple PoPs, sometimes numbering in the thousands. PoPs are also located at Internet exchange points and colocation centres.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Freeman, Roger (2005). Fundamentals of Telecommunications. Wiley. p. 720. ISBN 978-0471710455.
  2. ↑ Fernandes, James (2005). Academic Dictionary Of Internet. Isha Books. p. 316. ISBN 9788182052680.


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