Using a protocol such as Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol or L2TP with IPSec to tunnel through a public network to connect to a private network and maintain a secure connection.
volume
A logical drive that has been formatted for use by a file system. Although often considered synonymous with "partition," a volume is most specifically a portion of a dynamic disk, or multiple sections of dynamic disks, that is capable of being formatted with a file system and being identified with a drive letter.