An interchange point for Internet traffic, for example where various Internet network carriers and major ISPs exchange data. Network Address Translation The process of converting between IP addresses used within an intranet or other private and Internet IP addresses.
intermediate network exchange points connecting Internet service providers (ISPs) to the Internet backbone
One of several major Internet interconnection points in the United States that tie all Internet access providers together. NAPs were created and supported by the National Science Foundation as part of the transition from the original U.S. government-financed Internet to a commercially operated Internet.
Data exchange points for Internet Service Providers.
An Internet traffic exchange point used to facilitate the efficient transfer of data between selected different service providers. Current NAP's include MAE-East and MAE-West, among others.
(NAP) A term used mainly, but not exclusively, in the US for an IX.
Open point in a carrier's network for connection to other carriers' or providers' control and service equipment.
The points from which Internet service providers (ISPs) drop down their lines and establish peering arrangements to provide Internet connectivity to their customers.
A location where ISP's exchange each other's traffic.
A centralized point where Internet traffic is exchanged or shared.
The four Network Access Points (NAPs) were defined under the U.S. National Information Infrastructure (NII) document as transitional data communications facilities at which Network Service Providers (NSPs) would exchange traffic, in replacement of the publicly-financed NSFNet Internet backbone. The National Science Foundation let contracts supporting the four NAPs, one to MFS Datanet for the preexisting MAE in Washington, D.C., and three others to Sprint, Ameritech, and Pacific Bell, for new facilities of various designs and technologies, in Pennsauken, Chicago, and California, respectively.