Acronyms Flashcards

1
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AAA

A

Authentication authorization and accounting

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AAAA

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Authentication, authorization, accounting, and audit in

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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

A

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

A

Automatic private Internet protocol addressing

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APT

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Advanced Persistent Tool

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ARIN

A

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

A

Asynchronous transfer mode

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AUP

A

Acceptable use policy

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18
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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

A

Border Gateway Protocol

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BLE

A

Bluetooth low energy

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BNC

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British Naval Connector/Bayonet Niell- concelman

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BootP

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Boot Protocol / bootstrap protocol

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24
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BPDU

A

Bridge protocol data unit

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BRI

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Basic Rate Interface

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BSSID

A

Basic service set identifier

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BYOD

A

Bring your own device

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28
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CaaS

A

Communication as a service

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CAM

A

Content addressable memory

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CAN

A

Campus area network

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CARP

A

Common address redundancy Protocol

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CASB

A

Cloud Access Security Broker

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CAT

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Category

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CCTV

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Closed circuit tv

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CDMA

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Code Division Multiple access

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CSMA/CD

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Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection

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CHAP

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Challenge Handshake authentication protocol

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38
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CIDR

A

Classless Inter- domain routing

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CNAME

A

Canonical name

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CoS

A

Class of service

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CPU

A

Central processing unit

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42
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CRAM-MD5

A

Challenge - response authentication mechanism - message digest 5

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43
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CRC

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Cyclic redundancy checking

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44
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CSMA/CA

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Carrier since multiple access/collision avoidance

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CSU

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Channel service unit

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CVW

A

Collaborative virtual workspace

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CWDM

A

Course wave division multiplexing

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48
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DaaS

A

Desktop as a service

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dB

A

Decibel

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50
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DCS

A

Distributed computer system

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51
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DDos

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Distributed Denial of Service

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52
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DHCP

A

Dynamic host configuration protocol

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53
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DLC

A

Data link control

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54
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DLP

A

Data Loss Prevention

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DLR

A

Device level ring

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DMZ

A

Demilitarized zone

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DNAT

A

Destination network address translation

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DNS

A

Domain Name Service/Domain Name server/domain name system

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59
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DOCSIS

A

Data over cable service interface specification

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60
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DoS

A

Denial of service

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61
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DR

A

Designated Router

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62
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DSCP

A

Differentiated services code point

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63
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DSL

A

Digital subscriber line

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DSSS

A

Direct sequence spread spectrum

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65
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DSU

A

Data service unit

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66
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DWDM

A

Dense wavelength division multiplexing

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67
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E1

A

E-carrier level 1

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68
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EAP

A

Extensible Authentication protocol

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EDNS

A

Extension mechanism for DNS

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EGP

A

Exterior gateway protocol

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EIA/TIA

A

Electronic industries alliance/telecommunication industries Association

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EMI

A

Electromagnetic interference

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73
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ESD

A

Electrostatic discharge

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ESP

A

Encapsulated security payload

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ESSID

A

Extended service set identifier

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EUI

A

Extended Unique identifier

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77
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FC

A

Fiber channel

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78
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FCoE

A

Fiber channel over Ethernet

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79
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FCS

A

Frame Check sequence

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80
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FDM

A

Frequency division multiplexing

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81
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FHSS

A

Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

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FM

A

Frequency modulation

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83
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FQDN

A

Fully qualified domain name

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84
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FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

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85
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FTPS

A

File transfer protocol security

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86
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GBIC

A

Gigabit interface converter

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GBPs

A

Gigabits per second

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GLBP

A

Gateway load balancing protocol

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GPG

A

GNU privacy protocol

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GRE

A

Generic routing encapsulation

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GSM

A

Global system for mobile communication

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HA

A

Hi availability

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HDLC

A

High level data link control

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HDMI

A

High definition multimedia interface

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HIDS

A

Host intrusion detection system

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HIPS

A

Host intrusion prevention system

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HSPA

A

Hi speed packet access

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HSRP

A

Hot standby router protocol

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99
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HT

A

High throughput

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100
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HTTP

A

Hypertext transfer protocol

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101
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HTTPS

A

Hypertext transfer protocol secure

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HVAC

A

Heating ventilation and air-conditioning

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Hz

A

Hertz

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IaaS

A

Infrastructure as a service

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IANA

A

Internet assigned numbers authority

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ICA

A

Independent computer architecture

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ICANN

A

Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers

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108
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ICMP

A

Internet control message protocol

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ICS

A

Internet connection sharing/industrial control system

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IDF

A

Intermediate distribution frame

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111
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IDS

A

Intrusion detection system

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IEEE

A

Institute of electrical and electronics engineers

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113
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IGMP

A

Internet group message protocol

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114
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IGP

A

Interior gateway protocol

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IGRP

A

Interior gateway routing protocol

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116
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IKE

A

Internet key exchange

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117
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IMAP4

A

Internet message access protocol version 4

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118
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InterNIC

A

Internet network information center

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119
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IoT

A

Internet of things

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120
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IP

A

Internet protocol

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121
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Ips

A

Intrusion prevention system

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122
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IPSec

A

Internet protocol security

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IPV4

A

Internet protocol version four

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124
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IPV6

A

Internet protocol version six

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ISAKMP

A

Internet security association and key management protocol

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ISDN

A

Integrated services digital network

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IS-IS

A

Intermediate system to intermediate system

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ISP

A

Internet service provider

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ITS

A

Intelligent transportation system

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IV

A

Initialization vector

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Kbps

A

Kilobytes per second

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KVM

A

Keyboard video mouse

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L2TP

A

Layer 2 tunneling protocol

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LACP

A

Link aggregation control protocol

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LAN

A

Local area network

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LC

A

Local connector

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LDAP

A

Light weight directory access protocol

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LEC

A

Local exchange curious

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LEC

A

Light emitting diode

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LLC

A

Logical link control

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LLDP

A

Link layer discovery protocol

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LSA

A

Link state advertisements

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LTE

A

Long term evolution

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LWAPP

A

Light weight access point protocol

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Maas

A

Mobility as a service

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MAC

A

Media access control/medium access control

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MAN

A

Metropolitan area network

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Mbps

A

Megabytes per second

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MDF

A

Main distribution frame

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MDI

A

Media dependent interface

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MDIX

A

Media dependent interface crossover

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MGCP

A

Media gateway control protocol

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MIB

A

Management information base

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MIMO

A

Multiple input, multiple outlet

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MLA

A

Master license agreement/multi layer agreement

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MOU

A

Memorandum of understanding

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MPLS

A

Multi protocol label switching

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MS-CHAP

A

Microsoft challenge handshake authentication protocol

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MSDS

A

Material safety data sheet

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MT-RJ

A

Mechanical transfer register Jack

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MTU

A

Maximum transmission unit

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MTTR

A

Mean time to recovery

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MTBF

A

Meantime between failures

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MU-MIMO

A

Multiuser multiple input, multiple outputs

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MX

A

Mail exchange

166
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NAC

A

Network access control

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NAS

A

Network attached storage

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NAT

A

Network address translation

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NCP

A

Network control protocol

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NDR

A

Non-delivery receipt

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NetBEUI

A

Network basic input/output system

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NFC

A

Near field communication

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NFS

A

Network file service

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NGFW

A

Next generation firewall

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NIC

A

Network interface card

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NIDS

A

Network intrusion detection system

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NIPS

A

Network intrusion prevention system

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NIU

A

Network interface unit

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nm

A

Nanometer

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NNTP

A

Network news transport protocol

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NTP

A

Network time protocol

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OCSP

A

Online certificate status vertical

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OCx

A

Optical carrier

184
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OPI

A

Open system interconnect

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OSPF

A

Open shortest path first

186
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OTDR

A

Optical time domain reflectometor

187
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OUI

A

Organizationally unique identifier

188
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PaaS

A

Platform as a service

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PAN

A

Personal area network

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PAP

A

Password authentication protocol

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PAT

A

Port address translation

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PCM

A

Phase change memory

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PDoS

A

Permanent denial of service

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PDU

A

Protocol data unit

195
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PGP

A

Pretty good privacy

196
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PKI

A

Public key infrastructure

197
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PoE

A

Power over ethernet

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POP

A

Post office protocol

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POP3

A

Post office protocol version three

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Q

POTS

A

Plain old telephone service

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PPP

A

Point-to-point protocol

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Q

PPPoE

A

Point to point protocol over ethernet

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Q

PPTP

A

Point-to-point tunneling protocol

204
Q

PRI

A

Primary rate interface

205
Q

PSK

A

Pre-shared key

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Q

PSTN

A

Public switch telephone network

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Q

PTP

A

Point-to-point

208
Q

PTR

A

Pointer

209
Q

PUA

A

Privileged user agreement

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Q

PVC

A

Permanent virtual circuit

211
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QoS

A

Quality of service

212
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QSFP

A

Quad small form factor pluggable

213
Q

RADIUS

A

Remote authentication dial-in user service

214
Q

RARP

A

Reverse address resolution protocol

215
Q

RAS

A

Remote access service

216
Q

RDP

A

Remote desktop protocol

217
Q

RF

A

Radio frequency

218
Q

RFI

A

Radio frequency interference

219
Q

RG

A

Radio guide

220
Q

RIP

A

Routing Internet protocol

221
Q

RJ

A

Register Jack

222
Q

RPO

A

Recovery point objective

223
Q

RSA

A

Rivest, Shamir, Adelman

224
Q

RSH

A

Remote shell

225
Q

RSTP

A

Rapid spanning tree protocol

226
Q

RTO

A

Recovery time objective

227
Q

RTP

A

Real time protocol

228
Q

RTSP

A

Real time streaming protocol

229
Q

RTT

A

Round-trip time or real transfer time

230
Q

SA

A

Security association

231
Q

SaaS

A

Software as a service

232
Q

SC

A

Standard connector/subscriber connector

233
Q

SCADA

A

Supervisory control and data acquisition

234
Q

SCP

A

Secure copy protocol

235
Q

SDLC

A

Software development lifecycle

236
Q

SDN

A

Software defined network

237
Q

SDP

A

Session description protocol

238
Q

SDSL

A

Symmetrical digital subscriber line

239
Q

SFP

A

Small form factor pluggable

240
Q

SFTP

A

Secure file transfer Protocol

241
Q

SHA

A

Secure hash algorithm

242
Q

SIEM

A

Security information and event management

243
Q

SIP

A

Session initiation protocol

244
Q

SLAAC

A

Stateless address auto configuration

245
Q

SLIP

A

Cereal line Internet protocol

246
Q

SMB

A

Server message block

247
Q

SMF

A

Single mode fiber

248
Q

SMS

A

Short message service

249
Q

SMTP

A

Simple mail transfer protocol

250
Q

SNAT

A

Static network address translation/source network address translation

251
Q

SNMP

A

Simple network management protocol

252
Q

SNTP

A

Simple network time protocol

253
Q

SOHO

A

Small office home office

254
Q

SONET

A

Synchronous optical network

255
Q

SOP

A

Standard operating procedure

256
Q

SOW

A

Statement of work

257
Q

SPB

A

Shortest path bridging

258
Q

SPI

A

Stateful packet inspection

259
Q

SPS

A

Standby power supply

260
Q

SSID

A

Service set identifier

261
Q

SSL

A

Secure sockets layer

262
Q

ST

A

Straight tip or snap twist

263
Q

STP

A

Spanning tree protocol/shielded twisted pair

264
Q

SVC

A

Switched virtual circuit

265
Q

SYSLOG

A

System log

266
Q

T1

A

Terrestrial carrier level one

267
Q

TA

A

Terminal adapter

268
Q

TACACS

A

Terminal access control access control system

269
Q

TACACS+

A

Terminal access control access control system plus

270
Q

TCP

A

Transmission control protocol

271
Q

TCP/IP

A

Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol

272
Q

TDM

A

Time division multiplexing

273
Q

TDR

A

Time domain reflectometer

274
Q

Telco

A

Telecommunications company

275
Q

TFTP

A

Trivial file transfer protocol

276
Q

TLS

A

Transport layer of security

277
Q

TMS

A

Transportation management system

278
Q

TOS

A

Type of service

279
Q

TPM

A

Trusted platform module

280
Q

TTL

A

Time to live

281
Q

TTLS

A

Tunnel transport layer security

282
Q

UC

A

Unified communications

283
Q

UDP

A

User datagram protocol

284
Q

UNC

A

Universal naming convention

285
Q

UPC

A

Ultra polished connector

286
Q

UPS

A

Uninterruptible power supply

287
Q

URL

A

Uniform resource locator

288
Q

USB

A

Universal serial bus

289
Q

UTM

A

Unified threat management

290
Q

UTP

A

Unshielded twisted pair

291
Q

VDSL

A

Variable digital subscriber line

292
Q

VLAN

A

Virtual local area network

293
Q

VoIP

A

Voice over IP

294
Q

VPN

A

Virtual private network

295
Q

VRF

A

Virtual routing forwarding

296
Q

VRRP

A

Virtual router redundancy protocol

297
Q

VTC

A

Video teleconference

298
Q

VTP

A

VLAN Trunk protocol

299
Q

WAF

A

Web application firewall

300
Q

WAN

A

Wide area network

301
Q

WAP

A

Wireless application protocol/wireless access point

302
Q

WEP

A

Wired equivalent privacy

303
Q

WLAN

A

Wireless local area network

304
Q

WMS

A

Warehouse management system

305
Q

WPA

A

Wi-Fi protected access

306
Q

WPS

A

Wi-Fi protected set up

307
Q

WWN

A

World wide name

308
Q

XDSL

A

Extended digital subscriber line

309
Q

XML

A

Extensible markup language

310
Q

Zeroconf

A

Zero configuration