GigaPOPs
Equipment at a GigaPOP site will include:
- One or more very high capacity advanced function packet data switch/routers capable of supporting at least OC-12 (622 megabit/second) link speeds and switched data streams as well as packet data routing.
- Switch/routers supporting Internet Protocols (both version 4 and the new version 6), advanced routing protocols such as MOSPF, and “quality of service” protocols such as RSVP.