The term interconnection:
- [is] the connection of one telecommunication carrier’s network to another or the connection of a piece of telephone equipment to the nationwide telephone network.
- "[is t]he direct connection of two or more IT systems for the purpose of sharing data and other information resources."[1]
- "covers the organisations building and running large computer networks. As the Internet is a network of different large computer networks, the assets providing interconnection functionality are very valuable."[2]