Internet Service Provider/Related Articles

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Internet [r]: International "network of networks" that connects computers together through the Internet Protocol Suite and supports applications like Email and the World Wide Web. ^[e]
Internet Protocol version 4 [r]: Add brief definition or description
Internet Protocol version 6 [r]: The next-generation Internet Protocol, providing (among other benefits) a vastly increased address space (128bits), which should in turn provide the ability for an end-to-end Internet and allowing new models of communication to be developed. ^[e]
Routing [r]: The process of receiving a packet on one interface of a router, validating the packet and forwarding it out the appropriate interface. ^[e]

Extranet [r]: Add brief definition or description
Intranet [r]: A set of networked computers, under one administration, which can only communicate with one another. ^[e]
User support [r]: Add brief definition or description
Virtual private network [r]: The emulation of a private Wide Area Network (WAN) facility using IP facilities, including the public Internet or private IP backbones. ^[e]

Autonomous System [r]: Add brief definition or description
Border Gateway Protocol [r]: Add brief definition or description
Domain Name Service [r]: Add brief definition or description
Internet exchange point [r]: A common point at which different autonomous systems exchange routing information about, and transfer packets for, their direct customers; the economics are such that the AS do not reimburse one another for a mutually beneficial service ^[e]
Multihoming [r]: A wide range of techniques for providing multiple communications paths among logical or physical points in computer networks, primarily for fault tolerance but also for load distribution or traffic engineering ^[e]