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{{about|the network protocol|the company with [[NASDAQ]] [[ticker symbol]] INAP|Internap}}

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'''INAP''' stands for '''Intelligent Network Application Protocol''' or '''Intelligent Network Application Part'''. It  is the signalling protocol used in [[Intelligent Network]]ing (IN).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telecomspace.com/ss7-in.html |title=Intelligent Network Application Part (INAP) |publisher=TelecomSpace |date= |accessdate=2014-02-26 |archive-date=2013-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026152033/http://www.telecomspace.com/ss7-in.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is part of the [[Signalling System No. 7]] (SS7) protocol suite, typically layered on top of the [[Transaction Capabilities Application Part]] (TCAP). It can also be termed as logic for controlling telecommunication services migrated from traditional switching points to computer based service independent platform. <!-- [http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/intern_in/index.html] -->