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Definition: The engineering and computing discipline of implementing and operating large, Internet Protocol (IP) based routed networks such as the public Internet and secure IP networks (e.g., SIPRNET), as well as IP-assisted networks such as Multi-Protocol Label Switching and dynamic optical networks; also the applications, such as the Domain Name System, which directly support the infrastructure [d] [e]