PACKET SWITCHING NODE

In a packet-switching network , a node that contains data switches and equipment for controlling, formatting, transmitting, routing , and receiving data packets. ( 188 ) Note: In the Defense Data Network (DDN), a packet-switching node is usually configured to support up to thirty-two X.25 56-kb/s host connections, as many as six 56-kb/s interswitch trunk (IST) lines to other packet-switching nodes, and at least one Terminal Access Controller (TAC).