NP stnds fr ntllgnt Ntwrk pplctn Prtcl r ntllgnt Ntwrk pplctn Prt. t s th sgnllng prtcl sd n ntllgnt Ntwrkng (N). t s prt f th Sgnllng Systm N. 7 (SS7) prtcl st, typclly lyrd n tp f th Trnsctn Cpblts pplctn Prt (TCP). t cn ls b trmd s lgc fr cntrllng tlcmmnctn srvcs mgrtd frm trdtnl swtchng pnts t cmptr bsd srvc ndpndnt pltfrm.