{{Short description|Proprietary VPN implementation}} {{About||Private IP address ranges|Private network|a Private IP network|Intranet}}
{{single source|date=October 2025}} '''PIP''' in telecommunications and datacommunications stands for '''Private Internet Protocol''' or '''Private IP'''. PIP refers to connectivity into a private extranet network{{clarify|date=March 2014}} which by its design emulates the functioning of the Internet. Specifically, the Internet uses a routing protocol called border gateway protocol (BGP), as do most Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks. With this design, there is an ambiguity to the route that a packet can take while traversing the network. Whereas the Internet is a public offering, MPLS PIP networks are private. This lends a known, often used, and comfortable network design model for private implementation.
Private IP removes the need for antiquated Frame Relay networks, and even more antiquated point-to-point networks, with the service provider able to offer a private extranet to its customer at an affordable pricepoint.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www22.verizon.com/wholesale/solutions/solution/private+ip+(pip).html |title=Private IP (PIP) |publisher=Verizon |access-date=2016-12-31}}</ref>
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