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What (who) is internetworking - definition

CONCEPT OF INTERCONNECTING DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPUTER NETWORKS
Internetwork; Catenet; Inter-networking; Internetworked; Internetworks; Inter-networks; Inter-networked; An internet

internetworking         
The interconnection of two or more networks, usually {local area networks} so that data can pass between hosts on the different networks as though they were one network. This requires some kind of router or gateway. (1994-11-30)
Internetworking         
Internetworking is the practice of interconnecting multiple computer networks, such that any pair of hosts in the connected networks can exchange messages irrespective of their hardware-level networking technology. The resulting system of interconnected networks are called an internetwork, or simply an internet.
Optical Internetworking Forum         
NON-PROFIT ORGANZATION
The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is a prominent non-profit consortium that was founded in 1998. It promotes the development and deployment of interoperable computer networking products and services through implementation agreements (IAs) for optical networking products and component technologies including SerDes devices.

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Internetworking

Internetworking is the practice of interconnecting multiple computer networks,: 169  such that any pair of hosts in the connected networks can exchange messages irrespective of their hardware-level networking technology. The resulting system of interconnected networks are called an internetwork, or simply an internet.

The most notable example of internetworking is the Internet, a network of networks based on many underlying hardware technologies. The Internet is defined by a unified global addressing system, packet format, and routing methods provided by the Internet Protocol.: 103 

The term internetworking is a combination of the components inter (between) and networking. An earlier term for an internetwork is catenet, a short-form of (con)catenating networks.