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MPUs are emerging as a class of technology relevant for [[Embedded system|embedded]] applications in [[telecommunications]] and [[Computer network|networking]] equipment such as:

* [[Signalling (telecommunications)|Signalling]] applications, often considered [[control plane]] applications, including [[softswitch]], control functions in [[InternetIP Multimedia Subsystem]] (IMS), control server (x-CSCF), [[signalling gateway]] (SGW), [[mobile switching centres]] (MSC).

* Bearer applications which pass or manipulate bearer traffic including both [[Telecommunication circuit|circuit]] and [[Internet Protocol|IP]] [[media gatewaysgateway]]s, [[access network]] aggregators, base[[Base stationStation controllerSubsystem|Base Station Controller]] (BSC) and radio[[Radio networkNetwork controllersController]] (RNC).

* [[Transport layer||Transport]] applications that are part of the [[access network]] including [[Digital subscriber line access multiplexer|IP-DSLAM]], [[Passive optical network|optical network termination]], [[optical line termination]].

* [[Base station]] applications a specialized class covering the needs of wireless base stations serving [[WiMAX]]/4G and [[3GPP]]/[[3GPP2]] networks.

The high integration and specialized features that characterize MPU class processor devices make them more efficient and thus more cost-effective than general purpose processors in many of these applications.