GF.Interconnection

	GF	Interconnection	Version:	0.1
	Document type:	Generic Function	Owner:	Mischa Frenk

Description

This Generic Function belongs to Working Area Network. An Interconnection function offers to transport data over relatively long distances.

The following approaches are available to implement this type of facility:

• a dedicated circuit (permanent or on demand);
• access to a virtual private network (VPN) cloud, provided by a Network Service Provider;
• (encrypted) virtual circuits over insecure network clouds of third parties (typically the Internet).

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Generic Patterns using this Generic Function

The following Generic Patterns use this function:

Semantic query

Applied Pattern	Owner	Maturity
Data Transport	J.A.H. Schoonderbeek	2

Applied versions of this Generic Function

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