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Comp Net+ Acronyms Flashcards

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ATM

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Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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PKI

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Public Key Infrastructure

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RHEL

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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SLES

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Suse Linux Enterprise Server

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OSI

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Open Systems Interconnection

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ISO

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International Standards Organization

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HTTP

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol

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SMTP

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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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IMAP

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Internet Message Access Protocol

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MIME

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Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions

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ICMP

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Internet Control Message Protocol

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IGMP

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Internet Group Management Protocol

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DLCI

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Data Link Connection Identifier

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PPP

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Point-to Point Protocol

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HDLC

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High-Level Data Link Control

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MPLS

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Multi Protocol Label Switching

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PDU

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Protocol Data Units

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ANSI

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American National Standards Institute

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RIR

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Regional Internet Registry

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ARIN

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American Registry for Internet Numbers

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ICANN

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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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ISoc

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Internet Society organization

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IETF

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Internet Engineering Task Force

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RFC

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Requests For Comments

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FDDI

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Fiber Distributed Data Interface

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ICS

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Industrial Control Systems

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SCADA

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Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

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DCS

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Distributed Control Systems

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PLC

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Programmable Logic Controlles

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RTU

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Remote Terminal Unit

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VTC

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Video Teleconferencing

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SCSI

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Small Computer System Interface

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DOCSIS

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Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification

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CSMA/CA

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Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Avoidance

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CSMA/CD

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Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection

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TDM

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Time-Division Multiplexing

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FDM

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Frequency- Division Multiplexing

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MCC

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Main Cross-Connect

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ICC

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Intermediate Cross-Connect

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HCC

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Horizontal Cross-Connect

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MDF

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Main Distribution Frame

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IDF

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Intermediate Distribution Frame

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VCC

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Vertical Cross-Connects

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HTTP

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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SMTP

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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol

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MIMO

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Multiple input/ multiple output

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MUMIMO

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Multi-user multiple input/ multiple output

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OFDM

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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex

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DSSS

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Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

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EDAC

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Error Detection and Correction

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IrDA

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Infrared Data Association

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WISP

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Wireless Internet Service Provider

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SSID

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Service Set Identifier

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LWAPP

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Lightweight access Point Protocol

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BSS

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Basic Service Set

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BSSID

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Basic Service Set Identifier

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ESS

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Extended Service Set

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ESSID

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Extended Service Set Identifier

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IBSS

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Independent Basic Service Set

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DS

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Distribution System

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DCF

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Distributed Coordination Function

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MSAU

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Multi-Station Access Unit

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GBIC

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gigabit interface converter

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SFP

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Small Form Factor pluggable

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AUI

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Attachment Unit interface

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DEC

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Digital Equipment Corporation

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PRE

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Preamble

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SFD

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Start-of-frame Delimiter

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DA

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Destination Address

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SA

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Source Address

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FCS

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Frame Check Sequence

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CRC

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cyclic redundancy check

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OUI

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Organizationally Unique Identifier

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PPP

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Point-to-Point Protocol

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IPX/SPX

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Internetwork Packet eXchange/ Sequenced Packet eXchange

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CAM

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Content addressable memory

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CRC

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cyclic redundancy check

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FCS

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Frame Check Sequence

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STP

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Spanning Tree Protocol

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ARP

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Address Resolution Protocol

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RSTP

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Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol

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SPB

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Shortest Path Bridging

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BPDU

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Bridge Protocol Data Unit

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LACP

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Link Aggregation Control Protocol

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VTP

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VAN Trunking Protocol

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ICMP

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Internet Control Messaging Protocol

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IGMP

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Internet Group Management Protocol

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ARP

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Address Resolution Protocol

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PDU

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Protocol Data Unit

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IETF

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Internet Engineering Task Force

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RIR

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Regional Internet Registries

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APNIC

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Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre

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EUI

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Extended Unique Identifier

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RA

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Router Advertisement

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RS

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Router Solicitation

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EDC

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Error Detection Code

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EDAC

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Error Detection and Correction

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OSI

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Open Systems Interconnection

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CLNP

A

Connectionless Network Protocol

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HDLC

A

High-Level Data Link Control

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FHRP

A

First Hop Redundancy Protocols

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VRRP

A

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

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HSRP

A

Hot Standby Router Protocol

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MTU

A

Maximum Transmission Unity

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SPB

A

Shortest Path Bridging

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AS

A

Autonomous System

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IS-IS

A

Intermediate System to Intermediate System

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OSPF

A

Open Shortest Path First

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ASN

A

Autonomous System Number

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ARIN

A

American Registry for Internet Numbers

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IGP

A

Interior Gateway Protocol

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EGP

A

Exterior Gateway Protocol

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RIP

A

Routing Information Protocol

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EIGRP

A

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

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EGP

A

Exterior Gateway Protocol

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IGRP

A

Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

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BGP

A

Border Gateway Protocol

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BootP

A

Bootstrap Protocol

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TFTP

A

Trivial File Transfer Protocol

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IP Helper

A

Internet Protocol Helper

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FQDN

A

Fully Qualified Domain Name

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CNAMEs

A

Canonical Names

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ANS

A

Authoritative Name Server

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SOA

A

Start of Authority

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SRV

A

Service Locator

128
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PTR

A

Pointer

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NS

A

Name Server

130
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MX

A

Mail Exchanger

131
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WINS

A

Windows Internet Name Server

132
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MTR

A

My Traceroute

133
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NTP

A

Network Time Protocol

134
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SNMP

A

Simple Network Management Protocol

135
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HTTPS

A

Hypertext Transfer Protocol secure

136
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SSL

A

Secure Sockets Layer

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SFTP

A

Secure File Transfer Protocol

138
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CSU/DSU

A

Channel Service Unit/ Data Service Unit

139
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DDS

A

Digital Data Service

140
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ISDN

A

Integrated Services for Digital Network

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BRI

A

Basic Rate Interface

142
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DTE

A

Data Termination Equipment

143
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DCE

A

Data Communications Equipment

144
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PTSN

A

Public Switched Telephone Network

145
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VCI

A

Virtual Circuit Identifier

146
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PVC

A

Permanent Virtual Circuits

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SVC

A

Switched Virtual Circuits

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DLCI

A

Data Link Connection Identifier

149
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PPoE

A

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet

150
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BISDN

A

Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network

151
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MPLS

A

Multiprotocol Label Switching

152
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UNI

A

User-to-Network Interface

153
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NNI

A

Network-to-Network Interface

154
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VC

A

Virtual Channels

155
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VP

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Virtual Paths

156
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TP

A

Transmission Paths

157
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CIR

A

Committed Information Rate

158
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FRBS

A

Frame Relay Bearer Service

159
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ES

A

Edge System

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VoFR

A

Voice over Frame Relay

161
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IETF

A

Internet Engineering Task Force

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LSR

A

Label Switching Router

163
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FEC

A

Forward Equivalence Class

164
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TE

A

Terminal Equipment

165
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TA

A

Terminal Adapters

166
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NT

A

Network Termination

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LT

A

Line Termination

168
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ET

A

Exchange Termination

169
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NTU

A

Network Termination Unit

170
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DSH

A

Digital Signal Hierarchy

171
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PDH

A

Plesiochronous digital Hierarchy

172
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SDH

A

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

173
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SONET

A

Synchronous Optical Network

174
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OC

A

Optical Carrier

175
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STS

A

Secure Transfer Specifications

176
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FDDI

A

Fiber Distributed Data Interface

177
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DWDM

A

Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing

178
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CWDM

A

Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing

179
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PON

A

Passive Optical Network

180
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OLT

A

Optical Line Termination

181
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ONU

A

Optical Network Units

182
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VSAT

A

Very Small Aperture Terminal

183
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LTE

A

Long-term Evolution

184
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HSPA

A

High Speed Packet Access

185
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HSDPA

A

High Speed Download Packet Access

186
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HSUPA

A

High Speed Upload Packet Access

187
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FTTC

A

Fixed to the Curb

188
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FTTB

A

Fixed to the Building

189
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FTTH

A

Fixed to the Home

190
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GSM

A

Global System for Mobile Communications

191
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CDMA

A

Code Division Multiple Access

192
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UMTS

A

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

193
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WiMAX

A

Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access

194
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UC

A

Unified Communication Technologies

195
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SIP

A

Session Initiation Protocol

196
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SDP

A

Session Description Protocol

197
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RTP

A

Real-Time Protocol

198
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RTCP

A

Real-Time Control Protocol

199
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MSNP

A

Microsoft Notification Protocol

200
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CoS

A

Class of Service

201
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DSCP

A

Differentiated Services Code Point

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VM

A

Virtual Machine

203
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SAN

A

Storage Area Network

204
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VNIC

A

Virtual Network Interface Card

205
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VRRP

A

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

206
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PBX

A

Private Branch Exchange

207
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FC

A

Fiber Channel

208
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iSCSI

A

Internet Small Computer System Interface

209
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NAS

A

Network Attached Storage

210
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API

A

Application Programming Interface

211
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PHI

A

Personal Health Info

212
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SANS

A

Sys Admin, audit, Networking and Security

213
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PUP

A

Potentially Unwanted Programs

214
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SSO

A

Single sign on

215
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EAP

A

Extensible Authentication Protocol

216
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MD5

A

Message Digest Version 5

217
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SHA

A

Secure Hash Algorithm

218
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EFS

A

Encrypting File System

219
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PKI

A

Public Key Infrastructure

220
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RA

A

Registration Authority

221
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HSM

A

Hardware Security Module

222
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TLS

A

Transport Layer Security

223
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NAT

A

Network Address Translation

224
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PAT

A

Port Address Translation

225
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NIDS

A

Network Intrusion Detection System

226
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HIDS

A

Host Intrusion Detection System

227
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IRP

A

Incident Response Policy

228
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ESI

A

Electronically Stored Info

229
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RADIUS

A

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service

230
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TACACS

A

Terminal Access Controller Access Control System

231
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RFB

A

Remote Frame Buffer

232
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CHAP

A

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

233
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MIB

A

Management Info Bases

234
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OID

A

Object Identifiers

235
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SIEM

A

Security Info and Event Management

236
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SNR

A

Signal- to- Noise Ratio

237
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MOU

A

Memorandum of Understanding

238
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SLA

A

Service Level Agreement

239
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MLA

A

Master License Agreement

240
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SOW

A

Statement of Work

241
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CARP

A

Common Address Redundancy Protocol

242
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DIG

A

Domain Internet Groper

243
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SNIPS

A

System and Network Integrated Polling Software

244
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BGP

A

Border Gateway Protocol

245
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TDR

A

Time-Domain Reflectometer

246
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OTDR

A

Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer

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