A location on the network where a vendor has a collection of equipment, such as routers (to the Internet) or a dial-up modem pool.

A site where there exists a collection of telecommunications equipment, usually digital leased lines and multi-protocol routers. [Source: RFC1392

a point in the network where interexchange carrier facilities like DS–3 or OC–N meet with access facilities managed by telephone companies or other service providers

The physical place within a LATA where a long distance carrier or a cellular provider interfaces with the network of the local exhange carrier.

(abbreviation: POP) A site that has a collection of telecommunications equipment, usually refers to ISP or telephone company sites.

The place that customers call to gain access to the Internet, typically and ISP.

See POP.

The physical access location within a LATA of a long-distance and/or inter-LATA common carrier. The point to which the local telephone company terminates subscriber's circuits for long-distance dial-up or leased-line communications.

A site where customers can connect to the RCN Network

A physical location maintained by an Internet service provider to provide a local connection to the Internet.

A PoP is a telephone number, maintained by an ISP, that your modem dials to connect to the Internet. Some ISPs maintain a single PoP; others have PoPs in many cities. This could be a consideration if you want to connect while you're travelling—because it's expensive to connect over a long-distance call.

Local access to the services of an ISP. See also ISP.

a bank of modems in a city that is connected through a high-speed connection to the site of the host computer that is connected to the Internet

a facility where a long-distance carrier connects to a local telephone network

a location where you can get dial-up access

a physical location, either part of the facilities of a telecommunications provider that the ISP rents or a separate location from the telecommunications provider, that houses servers, routers, ATM switches and digital/analog call aggregators

a remote site that our users can dial into using a number in their local exchange

a telephone number provided by an ISP that allows a user to obtain dial-in access to the Internet

The equivalent of a local phone companyâ€(tm)s central office (CO). The place where your long distance carrier terminates your long distance lines just before those lines are connected to your local phone companyâ€(tm)s lines, or to your own direct hookup.

A location where a network service provider allows access/entry into their network.

A POP refers to a node of an ISP or other NSP. A POP is usually a network node.

POP - The physical access location interface between a local exchange carrier and an Interexchange Carrier fiber network. The point to which the telephone company terminates a subscriber's circuit for long distance service or leased line communications.

For online services and Internet providers, the POP is the local exchange users dial into via modem. Also used to describe the point at which a line from a long-distance carrier (IXC) connects to the line of the local telephone company or to the user if the local company is not involved.

A physical place where a carrier has the ability for network access.

A site containing a collection of telecommunications equipment, usually digital leased lines and multi-protocol routers. Also referred to as a Local Access Site.

A term originally coined by the Ma Bell, a point of presence (more commonly know as a Pop) is a physical connection point between the real world and a network. Examples of Pop's would be data centers, telephone company switching centers, and virtually any other location that network devices can be installed.

This usually means a city or location where a network can be connected to, often with dial-up phone lines. So if an Internet company says they will soon have a POP in Belgrade, it means that they will soon have a local phone number in Belgrade and/or a place where leased lines can connect to their network.

A point of presence (POP) is a physical layer within a local access and transport area (LATA) at which an inter-LATA carrier establishes itself for the purpose of obtaining LATA access and to which the local exchange carrier (LEC) provides access services.

A PoP is an ISP's point of entry into their network. This is typically the location where the ISP's modems live.

An entry point for connection into the network.

is a telephone number that provides dial-up Internet access. ISPs usually provide several POPs so users can gain Internet access with local phone calls.

Access point on the Internet that is connected to by dialing a telephone number supplied by an Internet service provider. 2.5

A physical site in a geography where a network Access Provider, such as U-Net, has equipment that users connect to. The local phone company's central office in a particular area is also sometimes referred to as their POP in that area.

The local access point for a network provider. Each POP provides a telephone number that allows users to make a local call for access to online services.

A physical location where an Internet Service Provider installs equipment to interconnect with a local exchange carrier.

A local phone number provided by an ISP for their customers to dial-in to in order to reach the ISP server, and on out to the Internet.

Installation of telecommunications equipment.

Point of connection provided by a digital service provider or interexchange carrier to the local user. The digital access point into the network. Pops are usually located in a phone company Central Office.

A telecommunications facility through which the company provides local connectivity to its customers.

A local telephone number through which you can access your ISP. The largest national ISPs have POPs all over the country.

POP. (1) The physical point at which an LEC interfaces with its customer. (2) The physical point at which an IEC interconnects with the LEC.

POP) A physical location within a LATA access and to which the BOC provides access services.

actual site of an ISP or other service

Point of connection between an interexchange carrier and a local carrier to pass communications into the network.

A place that you dial into to get Internet access. Many Internet service companies have POPs in many cities. Usually, all of the POPs for one service provider are connected to a single set of computers.

A physical location where a carrier has a presence of network access. A POP generally is in the form of a switch or router.

A site where telecommunications companies (such as cellular and long distance providers) physically interconnect their systems with other networks (such as local telephone companies or cable companies).

(POP) - The location where LECs connect with an IXC.

A telephone number that gives you dial-up access. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) generally provide many POPs so that users can make a local call to gain Internet access.

A telecommunication center (identified by a phone number) into which users dial to obtain connection to the Internet. Often used as a synonym for phone number in a client.

An access point to the Internet with a unique Internet protocol address. A PoP usually includes routers, digital/analog call aggregators, servers, and frequently frame relay or ATM switches. The number of PoPs that an ISP or OSP has is sometimes used as a measure of its size or growth rate.

A location where a you can connect to a network through local telephone lines.

The physical point of connection between a data network and a telephone network. POP - A population equivalent; one person = one POP.

A dial-in-point operated by an Internet Service Provider.

The location at which a carrier establishes itself to cross connect with another, or, in Internet Service Provider (ISP) definition, a point at which an ISP exchanges traffic and routes.

the physical location where calls are routed to for transmission by a long-distance (interexchange) carrier.

A Internet Service providers dial-up connection for modem users. In many cases this is a local telephone number for access your ISP. For example, if you have a national ISP that is located on California, they may have a local POP in New York. Residents there can then access the Internet with a local phone call.

A location where a you can connect to the Internet or other network, typically via the telephone system. So if an Internet Service Provider offers a Point of Presence in London you will be able to access the Internet by phoning London. Not to be confused with the other POP - post office protocol.

The physical location within a LATA where an interexchange carrier's circuits interconnect with the local lines of telephone companies in that LATA.

City or other location where the phone company network can connect to other networks or services. PoPs increase as a company rolls out its network increasing service availability.

A long distance company's switch that is connected to the local telephone company's central office. The POP is the point at which telephone and data calls are handed off between local telephone companies and long distance telephone companies.

The PoP is the demarcation point in a community where customers connect to a larger telecommuncations network. Fibre optic or wireless transport links connect these PoPs to each customer location. The PoPs also are the access points for commercial service providers (ISPs and ASPs).

A dial-in location for a data carrier. To the user, a POP is a local phone number, typically dialed by a modem to gain access to the Internet.

The point where the inter-exchange carrier's responsibilities for the line begin and the local exchange carrier's responsibility ends. Location of a communications carrier's switching or terminal equipment.

(POP) A POP is the location of an access point to the Internet. A POP necessarily has a unique Internet (IP) address. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) has a point-of-presence on the Internet. A POP usually includes routers, digital/analog call aggregators, servers, and frequently frame relay or ATM switches

A point-of-presence (POP) is an artificial demarcation point or interface point between communications entities.