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AAA

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Authentication Authorization and Accounting

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AAAA

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Authentication, Authorization,Accounting and Auditing

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ACL

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Access Control List

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ADSL

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Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

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AES

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Advanced Encryption Standard

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AH

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Authentication Header

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AP

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Access Point

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APC

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Angle Polished Connector

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APIPA

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Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

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APT

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Advanced Persistent Threat

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ARIN

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American Registry for Internet Numbers

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ARP

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Address Resolution Protocol

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AS

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Autonomous System

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ASCII

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American Standard Code forInformation Interchange

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ASIC

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Application Specific Integrated Circuit

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ASP

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Application Service Provider

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ATM

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Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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AUP

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Acceptable Use Policy

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Auto MDI-X

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Automatic Medium-DependentInterface Crossover

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BCP

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Business Continuity Plan

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BERT

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Bit-Error Rate Test

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BGP

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Border Gateway Protocol

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BLE

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Bluetooth Low Energy

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BNC

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British Naval Connector/Bayonet Niell-Concelman

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BootP
Boot Protocol/Bootstrap Protocol
26
BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
27
BRI
Basic Rate Interface
28
BSSID
Basic Service Set Identifier
29
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
30
CaaS
Communication as a Service
31
CAM
Content Addressable Memory
32
CAN
Campus Area Network
33
CARP
Common Address Redundancy Protocol
34
CASB
Cloud Access Security Broker
35
CAT
Category
36
CCMP
Counter-mode Cipher Block Chaining MessageAuthentication Code Protocol
37
CCTV
Closed Circuit TV
38
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
39
CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
40
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
41
CIDR
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
42
CIFS
Common Internet File System
43
CNAME
Canonical Name
44
CoS
Class of Service
45
CPU
Central Processing Unit
46
CRAM-MD5
Challenge-Response AuthenticationMechanism–Message Digest 5
47
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Checking
48
CSMA/CA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
49
CSU
Channel Service Unit
50
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
51
CVW
Collaborative Virtual Workspace
52
CWDM
Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing
53
Daas
Desktop as a Service
54
dB
Decibel
55
DCS
Distributed Computer System
56
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
57
DHCP
Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol
58
DLC
Data Link Control
59
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
60
DLR
Device Level Ring
61
DMVPN
Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network
62
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
63
DNAT
Destination Network Address Translation
64
DNS
Domain Name Service/Domain Name Server/Domain Name System
65
DOCSIS
Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specication
66
DoS
Denial of Service
67
DPI
Deep Packet Inspection
68
DR
Designated Router
69
DSCP
Differentiated Services Code Point
70
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
71
DSSS
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
72
DSU
Data Service Unit
73
DTLS
Datagram Transport Layer Security
74
DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
75
E1
E-Carrier Level 1
76
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
77
EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
78
EDNS
Extension Mechanisms for DNS
79
EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol
80
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
81
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
82
ESP
Encapsulated Security Payload
83
ESSID
Extended Service Set Identier
84
EUI
Extended Unique Identier
85
FC
Fibre Channel
86
FCoE
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
87
FCS
Frame Check Sequence
88
FDM
Frequency Division Multiplexing
89
FHSS
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
90
FM
Frequency Modulation
91
FQDN
Fully Qualied Domain Name
92
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
93
FTPS
File Transfer Protocol Security
94
GBIC
Gigabit Interface Converter
95
Gbps
Gigabits per second
96
GLBP
Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
97
GPG
GNU Privacy Guard
98
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
99
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
100
HA
High Availability
101
HDLC
High-Level Data Link Control
102
HDMI
High-Denition Multimedia Interface
103
HIDS
Host Intrusion Detection System
104
HIPS
Host Intrusion Prevention System
105
HSPA
High-Speed Packet Access
106
HSRP
Hot Standby Router Protocol
107
HT
High Throughput
108
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
109
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
110
HVAC
Heating
111
Hz
Hertz
112
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
113
IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
114
ICA
Independent Computer Architecture
115
ICANN
Internet Corporation forAssigned Names and Numbers
116
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
117
ICS
Internet Connection Sharing/Industrial Control System
118
IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame
119
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
120
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
121
IGMP
Internet Group Message Protocol
122
IGP
Interior Gateway Protocol
123
IGRP
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
124
IKE
Internet Key Exchange
125
IMAP4
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
126
InterNIC
Internet Network Information Center
127
IoT
Internet of Things
128
IP
Internet Protocol
129
IPAM
IP Address Management
130
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
131
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
132
IPv4
Internet Protocol version 4
133
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6
134
ISAKMP
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
135
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
136
IS-IS
Intermediate System to Intermediate System
137
ISP
Internet Service Provider
138
IT
Information Technology
139
ITS
Intelligent Transportation System
140
IV
Initialization Vector
141
Kbps
Kilobits per second
142
KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
143
L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
144
LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
145
LAN
Local Area Network
146
LC
Local Connector
147
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
148
LEC
Local Exchange Carrier
149
LED
Light Emitting Diode
150
LLC
Logical Link Control
151
LLDP
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
152
LSA
Link State Advertisements
153
LTE
Long Term Evolution
154
LWAPP
Light Weight Access Point Protocol
155
MaaS
Mobility as a Service
156
MAC
Media Access Control/Medium Access Control
157
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
158
Mbps
Megabits per second
159
MBps
Megabytes per second
160
MDF
Main Distribution Frame
161
MDI
Media Dependent Interface
162
MDIX
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
163
MFA
Multifactor Authentication
164
MGCP
Media Gateway Control Protocol
165
MIB
Management Information Base
166
MIMO
Multiple Input
167
MLA
Master License Agreement/Multilateral Agreement
168
MMF
Multimode Fiber
169
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
170
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
171
MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching
172
MS-CHAP
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
173
MSA
Master Service Agreement
174
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
175
MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
176
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
177
MTTR
Mean Time To Recovery
178
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
179
MU-MIMO
Multiuser Multiple Input
180
MX
Mail Exchanger
181
NAC
Network Access Control
182
NAS
Network Attached Storage
183
NAT
Network Address Translation
184
NCP
Network Control Protocol
185
NDR
Non-Delivery Receipt
186
NetBEUI
Network Basic Input/Output Extended User Interface
187
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
188
NFC
Near Field Communication
189
NFS
Network File Service
190
NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall
191
NIC
Network Interface Card
192
NIDS
Network Intrusion Detection System
193
NIPS
Network Intrusion Prevention System
194
NIU
Network Interface Unit
195
nm
Nanometer
196
NNTP
Network News Transport Protocol
197
NTP
Network Time Protocol
198
OCSP
Online Certicate Status Protocol
199
OCx
Optical Carrier
200
OID
Object Identier
201
OOB
Out of Band
202
OS
Operating System
203
OSI
Open Systems Interconnect
204
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
205
OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reectometer
206
OUI
Organizationally Unique Identier
207
PaaS
Platform as a Service
208
PAN
Personal Area Network
209
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
210
PAT
Port Address Translation
211
PC
Personal Computer
212
PCM
Phase-Change Memory
213
PDoS
Permanent Denial of Service
214
PDU
Protocol Data Unit
215
PGP
Pretty Good Privacy
216
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
217
PoE
Power over Ethernet
218
POP
Post Ofce Protocol
219
POP3
Post Ofce Protocol version 3
220
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
221
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
222
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
223
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
224
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
225
PSK
Pre-Shared Key
226
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
227
PTP
Point-to-Point
228
PTR
Pointer
229
PUA
Privileged User Agreement
230
PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit
231
QoS
Quality of Service
232
QSFP
Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable
233
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
234
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
235
RAS
Remote Access Service
236
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
237
RF
Radio Frequency
238
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
239
RFP
Request for Proposal
240
RG
Radio Guide
241
RIP
Routing Internet Protocol
242
RJ
Registered Jack
243
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
244
RSA
Rivest
245
RSH
Remote Shell
246
RSTP
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
247
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
248
RTP
Real-Time Protocol
249
RTSP
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
250
RTT
Round Trip Time or Real Transfer Time
251
SA
Security Association
252
SaaS
Software as a Service
253
SAN
Storage Area Network
254
SC
Standard Connector/Subscriber Connector
255
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
256
SCP
Secure Copy Protocol
257
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
258
SDLC
Software Development Life Cycle
259
SDN
Software Dened Network
260
SDP
Session Description Protocol
261
SDSL
Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
262
SECaaS
Security as a Service
263
SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable
264
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
265
SGCP
Simple Gateway Control Protocol
266
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
267
SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
268
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
269
SLA
Service Level Agreement
270
SLAAC
Stateless Address Auto Conguration
271
SLIP
Serial Line Internet Protocol
272
SMB
Server Message Block
273
SMF
Single-Mode Fiber
274
SMS
Short Message Service
275
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
276
SNAT
Static Network Address Translation/Source Network Address Translation
277
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
278
SNR
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
279
SNTP
Simple Network Time Protocol
280
SOA
Start of Authority
281
SOHO
Small Ofce Home Ofce
282
SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
283
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
284
SOW
Statement of Work
285
SPB
Shortest Path Bridging
286
SPI
Stateful Packet Inspection
287
SPS
Standby Power Supply
288
SSH
Secure Shell
289
SSID
Service Set Identier
290
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
291
SSO
Single Sign-on
292
ST
Straight Tip or Snap Twist
293
STP
Spanning Tree Protocol/Shielded Twisted Pair
294
SVC
Switched Virtual Circuit
295
SYSLOG
System Log
296
T1
Terrestrial Carrier Level 1
297
TA
Terminal Adaptor
298
TACACS
Terminal Access Control Access Control System
299
TACACS+
Terminal Access Control Access Control System+
300
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
301
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
302
TDM
Time Division Multiplexing
303
TDR
Time Domain ReectometerTelco Telecommunications Company
304
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
305
TIA/EIA
Telecommunication Industries Association/Electronic Industries Alliance
306
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
307
TLS
Transport Layer Security
308
TMS
Transportation Management System
309
TOS
Type of Service
310
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
311
TTL
Time to Live
312
TTLS
Tunneled Transport Layer Security
313
UC
United Communications
314
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
315
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
316
UPC
Ultra Polished Connector
317
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
318
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
319
USB
Universal Serial Bus
320
UTM
Unied Threat Management
321
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
322
VDSL
Variable Digital Subscriber Line
323
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
324
VLSM
Variable Length Subnet Mask
325
VNC
Virtual Network Connection
326
VoIP
Voice over IP
327
VPN
Virtual Private Network
328
VRF
Virtual Routing Forwarding
329
VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
330
VTC
Video Teleconference
331
VTP
VLAN Trunk Protocol
332
WAF
Web Application Firewall
333
WAN
Wide Area Network
334
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol/Wireless Access Point
335
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
336
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
337
WMS
Warehouse Management System
338
WPA
WiFi Protected Access
339
WPS
WiFi Protected Setup
340
WWN
World Wide Name
341
XDSL
Extended Digital Subscriber Line
342
XML
eXtensible Markup Language
343
Zeroconf
Zero Confguration

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