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A communications system that interconnects one or more customer-defined set of sites with routed, data link, or physical connectivity, mapped through an underlying customer-owned or provider-provisioned backbone. It may provided connectivity alone, or connectivity with guarantees of security and quality of service.
The emulation of a private Wide Area Network (WAN) facility using IP facilities, including the public Internet or private IP backbones.

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A definition or brief description of Virtual private network.

The emulation of a private Wide Area Network (WAN) facility using IP facilities, including the public Internet or private IP backbones.