Acronyms Flashcards
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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 (IPv6 resource record)
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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 Tool
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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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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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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 Patrol
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BLE
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Bluetooth Low Energy
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BNC
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British Naval Connector/Bayonnet Niell-Concelman
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BootP
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Boot Protocol/Bootstrap Protocol
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BRI
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Basic Rate Interface
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BSSID
Basic Service Set Identifier
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BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
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Caas
Communication as a Service
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CAM
Content Addressable Memory
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CAN
Campus Area Network
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CARP
Common Address Redundancy Protocol
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CASB
Cloud Access Security Broker
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CAT
Category
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CCTV
Closed Circuit TV
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CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
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CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
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CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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CIDR
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
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CNAME
Canonical Name
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CoS
Class of Service
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CPU
Central Processing Unit
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CRAM-MD5
Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism-Message Digest 5
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CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Checking
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CSMA/CA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
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CSU
Channel Service Unit
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CVW
Collaborative Virtual Workspace
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CWDM
Course Wave Decision Multiplexing
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DaaS
Desktop as a Service
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dB
Decibel
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DCS
Distributed Computer System
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DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DLC
Data Link Control
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DLP
Data Loss Prevention
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DLR
Device Level Ring
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DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
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DNAT
Destination Network Address Translation
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DNS
Domain Name System
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DOCSIS
Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification
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DoS
Denial of Service
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DR
Designated Router
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DSCP
Differentiated Services Code Point
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DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
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DSSS
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
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DSU
Data Service Unit
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DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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E1
E-Carrier Level 1
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EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
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EDNS
Extension Mechanisms for DNS
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EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol
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EIA/TIA
Electronic Industries Alliance/Telecommunications Industries Association
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EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
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ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
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ESP
Encapsulated Security Payload
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ESSID
Extended Service Set Identifier
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EUI
Extended Service Set Indentifier
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FC
Fibre Channel
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FCoE
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
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FCS
Frame Check Sequence
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FDM
Frequency Division Multiplexing
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FHSS
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
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FM
Frequency Modulation
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FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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FTPS
File Transfer Protocol Security
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GBIC
Gigabit Interface Converter
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Gbps
Gigabits per second
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GLBP
Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
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GPG
GNU Privacy Guard
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GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
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GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
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HA
High Availability
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HDLC
High-Level Data Link Control
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HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
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HIDS
Host Intrusion Detection System
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HIPS
Host Intrusion Prevention System
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HSPA
High-Speed Packet Access
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HSRP
Hot Standby Router Protocol
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HT
High Throughput
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
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HVAC
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
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Hz
Hertz
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Iaas
Infrastructure as a Service
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IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
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ICA
Independent Computer Architecture
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ICANN
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
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ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
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ICS
Internet Connection Sharing/Industrial Control System
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IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame
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IDS
Intrusion Detection System
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IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IGMP
Internet Group Message Protocol
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IGP
Interior Gateway Protocol
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IGRP
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
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IKE
Internet Key Exchange
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IMAP4
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
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InterNIC
Internet Network Information Center
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IoT
Internet of Things
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IP
Internet Protocol
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IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
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IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
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IPv4
Internet Protocol version 6
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IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6
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ISAKMP
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
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ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
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IS-IS
Intermediate System to Intermediate System
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ISP
Internet Service Provider
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IT
Information Technology
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ITS
Intelligent Transportation System
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IV
Initialization Vector
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Kbps
Kilobits per second
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KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
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L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
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LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
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LAN
Local Area Network
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LC
Local Connector
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LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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LEC
Local Exchange Carrier
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LED
Light Emitting Diode
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LLC
Logical Link Control
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LLDP
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
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LSA
Link State Advertisements
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LTE
Long Term Evolution
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LWAPP
Light Weight Access Point Protocol
145
MaaS
Mobility as a Service
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MAC
Media Access Control/Medium Access Control
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MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
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Mbps
Megabytes per second
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MBps
Megabytes per second
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MDF
Main Distribution Frame
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MDI
Media Dependent Interface
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MDIX
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
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MGCP
Media Gateway Control Protocol
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MIB
Management Information Base
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MIMO
Multiple Input, Multiple Output
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MLA
Master License Agreement/Multilateral Agreement
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MMF
Multimode Fiber
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MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
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MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
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MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching
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MS-CHAP
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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MSA
Master Service Agreement
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MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
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MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
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MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
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MTTR
Mean Time To Recovery
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MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
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MU-MIMO
Multiuser Multiple Input, Multiple Output
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MX
Mail Exchanger
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NAC
Network Access Control
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NAS
Network Attached Storage
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NAT
Network Address Translation
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NCP
Network Control Protocol
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NDR
Non-Delivery Receipt
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NetBEUI
Network Basic Input/Output Extended User Interface
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NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
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NFC
Near Field Communication
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NFS
Network File Service
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NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall
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NIC
Network Interface Card
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NIDS
Network Intrusion Detection System
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NIPS
Network Intrusion Prevention System
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NIU
Network Interface Unit
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nm
Nanometer
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NNTP
Network News Transport Protocol
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NTP
Network Time Protocol
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OCSP
Online Certificate Status Protocol
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OCx
Optical Carrier
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OS
Operating System
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OSI
Open Systems Interconnect
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OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
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OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
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OUI
Organizationally Unique Identifier
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PaaS
Platform as a Service
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PAN
Personal Area Network
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PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
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PAT
Port Address Translation
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PC
Personal Computer
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PCM
Phase-Change Memory
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PDoS
Permanent Denial of Service
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PDU
Protocol Data Unit
202
PGP
Pretty Good Privacy
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PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
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PoE
Power over Ethernet
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POP
Post Office Protocol
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POP3
Post Office Protocol version 3
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POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
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PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
209
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
210
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
211
PRI
Primary Rate Interference
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PSK
Pre-Shared Key
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PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
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PTP
Point-to-Point
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PTR
Pointer
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PUA
Privileged User Agreement
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PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit
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QoS
Quality of Service
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QSFP
Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable
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RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
221
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
222
RAS
Remote Access Service
223
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
224
RF
Radio Frequency
225
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
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RFP
Request for Proposal
227
RG
Radio Guide
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RIP
Routing Internet Protocol
229
RJ
Registered Jack
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RPO
Recovery Point Objective
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RSA
Rivest, Shamir, Adleman
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RSH
Remote Shell
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RSTP
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
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RTO
Recovery Time Objective
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RTP
Real-Time Protocol
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RTSP
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
237
RTT
Round Trip Time or Real Transfer Time
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SA
Security Association
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SaaS
Software as a Service
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SC
Standard Connector/Subscriber Connector
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SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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SCP
Secure Copy Protocol
243
SDLC
Software Development Life Cycle
244
SDN
Software Defined Network
245
SDP
Session Description Protocol
246
SDSL
Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
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SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable
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SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
249
SGCP
Simple Gateway Control Protocol
250
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
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SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
252
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
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SLA
Service Level Agreement
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SLAAC
Stateless Address Auto Configuration
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SLIP
Serial Line Internet Protocol
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SMB
Server Message Block
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SMF
Single-Mode Fiber
258
SMS
Short Message Service
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SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
260
SNAT
Static Network Address Translation/Source Network Address Translation
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SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
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SNTP
Simple Network Time Protocol
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SOA
Start of Authority
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SOHO
Small Office Home Office
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SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
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SOP
Standard Operation Procedure
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SOW
Statement of Work
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SPB
Shortest Path Bridging
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SPI
Stateful Packet Inspection
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SPS
Standby Power Supply
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SSH
Secure Shell
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SSID
Service Set Identifier
273
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
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ST
Straight Tip or Snap Twist
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STP
Spanning Tree Protocol/Shielded Twisted Pair
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SVC
Switched Virtual Circuit
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SYSLOG
System Log
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T1
Terrestrial Carrier Level 1
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TA
Terminal Adaptor
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TACACS
Terminal Access Control Access Control System
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TACACS+
Terminal Access Control Access Control System+
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TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
283
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
284
TDM
Time Division Multiplexing
285
TDR
Time Domain Reflectometer
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Telco
Telecommunications Company
287
TFTP
Trivial Tile Transfer Protocol
288
TKIP
Trivial Key Integrity Protocol
289
TLS
Transport Layer Security
290
TMS
Transportation Management System
291
TOS
Type of Service
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TPM
Trusted Platform Module
293
TTL
Time to Live
294
TTLS
Tunneled Transport Layer Security
295
UC
Unified Communications
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UDP
User Datagram Protocol
297
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
298
UPC
Ultra Polished Connector
299
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
300
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
301
USB
Universal Serial Bus
302
UTM
Unified Threat Management
303
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
304
VDSL
Variable Digital Subscriber Line
305
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
306
VNC
Virtual Network Connection
307
VoIP
Voice over IP
308
VPN
Virtual Private Network
309
VRF
Virtual Routing Forwarding
310
VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
311
VTC
Video Teleconference
312
VTP
VLAN Trunk Protocol
313
WAF
Web Application Firewall
314
WAN
Wide Area Network
315
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol/Wireless Access Point
316
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
317
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
318
WMS
Warehouse Management System
319
WPA
WiFi Protected Access
320
WPS
WiFi Protected Setup
321
WWN
World Wide Name
322
XDSL
Extended Digital Subscriber Line
323
XML
eXtensible Markup Language
324
Zeroconf
Zero Configuration
