imple etwork aging rotocol: is fully supported via the Internet. This is a network/Internet protocol that allows for a simple and efficient means of sending paging data from a PC to a paging switch. This protocol acts as translator between the Internet and the older TAP/IXO protocols. The most obvious benefit is the elimination of the need for modems and phone lines to produce alphanumeric pages, and the added ease of delivery of pages to terminals in other cities or countries.

The Simple Network Paging Protocol is a service used for passing numeric and alphanumeric pages through the Internet to pagers.

A sequence of commands and replies where pages are delivered to individual paging terminals. The most obvious benefit is the elimination of the need for modems and phone lines to produce alphanumeric pages, and the ease of delivery of pages to terminals in other cities or countries.