 Also used heavily in the telecommunications industry, a MOP (Method of Procedure) differs from a SOP in that it contains specific directives for a particular activity, on a particular date, for a specific location, piece of equipment, or circumstance.In today's business model, wherein telecom providers can be both "provider" and "user", most "user" organizations require a MOP from the service provider whenever an activity has the potential to cause a traffic-affecting outage.The industry standard is <50ms of traffic interruption.