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