Acronyms Flashcards
ACK
Acknowledgement// Transport and other layers
ACL
Access control List
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AES
advanced encryption standard
ANSI
american national standards institute
ARP
address resolution protocol
ATM
asynchronous transfer mode//telecom
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol(routing protocol)//Application Layer,routers
BSS
Basic service set(WI-Fi)/wireless
CAT
Category(e.g.Cat-5 Cable//Physical Layer
CHAP
Challenge-handshake Authentication Protocol(PPP)//Security,telecom
CIDR
Classless INter-Domain Routing
CIR
Committed Information Rate(Frame Relay)//Telecomq
CLI
Command Line Interpreter//Hardware
CPE
Customer Premises Equipment//Telecom
CRC
cyclical redundancy check//Link and other layers
CRC-16-CCITT
Cyclical redundancy check(x.25,HDLC)/Link Layers
CSMA/CA
CArrier sense mulitple access/ collision avoidance//wireless
CSMA/CD
Carrier sense multiple access/ collision detection//Physical Layer
CSU/DSU
Channel service unit/data service unit//Telecom
DCE
Data communications equipment//Telecom
DEC(obs.)
Digital Equipment Corporation//Organization
DES
Data Encryption Standard//Security
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol//Application Layer,Internet Layer
DNS
Domain Name System//Application Layer
DRAM
Dynamic random-access memory//Hardware
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line//Telecom
DSLAM
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexor//Telecom
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
EHA
Ethernet Hardware Address(Mac address)//Link Layer
EIA
Electronics Industry Alliance//Organization
EIGRP
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol//Internet Layer
