Gigabit points of presence-regional aggregation points that will allow universities to coordinate their connectivity to the Internet2 network. (Internet2's architecture is one of rapid connectivity through high-speed switching points being developed across the U.S. ) Gigapops offer sufficient routing and switching capacity for multimedia applications like streaming audio and video and for collaborative tools that top university labs need to conduct sophisticated research work. The hope is that the use of gigapops for the next-generation Internet will isolate significant amounts of traffic to a local or dedicated infrastructure, offloading the commercial Internet networks, thus relieving some of the Internet's congestion.