IMP meaning in Telecommunication ?

Answer: What is Interface Message Processor mean?

The Interface Message Processor (IMP) was the packet switching node used to interconnect participant networks to the ARPANET from the late 1960s to 1989. It was the first generation of gateways, which are known today as routers. An IMP was a ruggedized Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer with special-purpose interfaces and software. In later years the IMPs were made from the non-ruggedized Honeywell 316 which could handle two-thirds of the communication traffic at approximately one-half the cost. An IMP requires the connection to a host computer via a special bit-serial interface, defined in BBN Report 1822. The IMP software and the ARPA network communications protocol running on the IMPs was discussed in RFC 1, the first of a series of standardization documents published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

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Industrial Marketing and Purchasing	Academic & Science
Instrumentality of Man Project	Academic & Science
Integrative Modeling Platform	Academic & Science
Institute of Modern Physics	Academic & Science
Imperatriz	Airport Code
International Market Place	Business
International Merchandise Procurement	Business
Industrial Marketing Purchasing	Business
Improvement Management Process	Business
Integrated Marketing Plan	Business
Intermap Technologies Corporation	Business
India Morgan Phelps	Business
International Masters Publishers	Business
Imperial Bancorp	Business
International Music Productions	Business
Individual Management Plan	Business
Infrastructure Management Program	Business
Impact Management Project	Business
Institute of Management and Production	Business
Independent Marketing Partner	Business
Innovative Management Partner	Business Management
Instructional Media Packages	Community
Improvisational Music Program	Community
Ideaspace Mining Program	Community
Interactive Math Program	Community
Intelligent Media Player	Community
Icetratt Music Publishing	Community
Internet Modem Protocol	Computer and Networking
Identifying, Monitoring, and Protecting	Computing
logical Implied (programming, IC design)	Computing
Image Manipulation Program	Computing
Internet Music Player	Computing
Improved Message Passing	Computing
Internet Messaging Program	Computing
Integrated Marketing Portal	Computing
Influencer Marketing Platform	Computing
Ether Kingdoms Token	Cryptocurrency
Imperial Obelisk	Cryptocurrency
Imp Compressed File Archive	File Type
Pascal Implementation	File Type
Spreadsheet (lotus Improv)	File Type
International Magic Police	General
Insane Mom Posse	General
It Might Plane	General
The Information Module Profile	General
Its My Puet	General
Index of Manufacturing Production	General
Integrated Master Plan	General
Incentive Mentoring Program	General
International Match Points	General
Immaculate Marginal Protection	General
Incarnate Memories Prevail	General
Isle of Man Pound	General
Information Module Profile	General
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype	General
Individual Mobility Project	General
Integrated Molding Process	General
Incorrect Married Part	General
Instance Method Pointer	General
Individualized Major Program	General
Imager for Mars Pathfinder	General
Image Marking Procedure	General
Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis	General
Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis	General
Intermeccanica Puch	General
Intake Manifold Pressure	General
Impact	General
Integrated Monitor Panel	General
Impreza	General
Intersection Management Priority	General
Integrated Mobility Platform	General
Ipswich Motorsport Precinct	General
Ipswich Motorsport Park	General
International Management Program	Governmental
Investigational Medicinal Product	Governmental
International Marine Products	International
International Medicine Programs	International
International Mito Patients	International
International Mentoring Program	International
Internet Mail Protocol	Internet
Internet Mail Project	Internet
Internet Media Producer	Jobs
Logical Implied	Maths
Interactive Mathematics Program	Maths
Interactive Mathematical Proofs	Maths
Inferred Mutant Phenotype	Medical
Impression	Medical
Implant	Medical
Improved	Medical
Internet My Pocket	Messaging
Imaginative Marvelous and Playful	Messaging
Its My Party	Messaging
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Inventory Management Plan	Military and Defence
Individual Meal Pack	Military and Defence
Implementation and Monitoring Plan	Military and Defence
Information Management Plan	Military and Defence
Input Message Processing	Military and Defence
Intelligence Message Processor	Military and Defence
Interface Management Plan	Military and Defence
Impedance	Military and Defence
Internet Mail Provider	Networking
Imperatriz, MA, Brazil	Regional
Logical Implied (programming)	Softwares
Initial Memory Protection	Space Science
Interplanetary Monitoring Platform	Space Science
International Match Point	Sports
Interface Message Processor	Telecommunication