Comp Net+ Acronyms Flashcards
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ATM
A
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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PKI
A
Public Key Infrastructure
3
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RHEL
A
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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SLES
A
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
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OSI
A
Open Systems Interconnection
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ISO
A
International Standards Organization
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HTTP
A
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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FTP
A
File Transfer Protocol
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SMTP
A
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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IMAP
A
Internet Message Access Protocol
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MIME
A
Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions
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ICMP
A
Internet Control Message Protocol
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IGMP
A
Internet Group Management Protocol
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DLCI
A
Data Link Connection Identifier
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PPP
A
Point-to Point Protocol
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HDLC
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High-Level Data Link Control
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MPLS
A
Multi Protocol Label Switching
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PDU
A
Protocol Data Units
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ANSI
A
American National Standards Institute
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RIR
A
Regional Internet Registry
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ARIN
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American Registry for Internet Numbers
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ICANN
A
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
Requests For Comments
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FDDI
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
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ICS
Industrial Control Systems
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SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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DCS
Distributed Control Systems
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PLC
Programmable Logic Controlles
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RTU
Remote Terminal Unit
32
VTC
Video Teleconferencing
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SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
34
DOCSIS
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
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CSMA/CA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Avoidance
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CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection
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TDM
Time-Division Multiplexing
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FDM
Frequency- Division Multiplexing
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MCC
Main Cross-Connect
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ICC
Intermediate Cross-Connect
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HCC
Horizontal Cross-Connect
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MDF
Main Distribution Frame
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IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame
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VCC
Vertical Cross-Connects
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
47
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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MIMO
Multiple input/ multiple output
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MUMIMO
Multi-user multiple input/ multiple output
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OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex
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DSSS
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
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EDAC
Error Detection and Correction
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IrDA
Infrared Data Association
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WISP
Wireless Internet Service Provider
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SSID
Service Set Identifier
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LWAPP
Lightweight access Point Protocol
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BSS
Basic Service Set
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BSSID
Basic Service Set Identifier
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ESS
Extended Service Set
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ESSID
Extended Service Set Identifier
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IBSS
Independent Basic Service Set
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DS
Distribution System
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DCF
Distributed Coordination Function
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MSAU
Multi-Station Access Unit
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GBIC
gigabit interface converter
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SFP
Small Form Factor pluggable
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AUI
Attachment Unit interface
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DEC
Digital Equipment Corporation
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PRE
Preamble
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SFD
Start-of-frame Delimiter
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DA
Destination Address
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SA
Source Address
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FCS
Frame Check Sequence
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CRC
cyclic redundancy check
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OUI
Organizationally Unique Identifier
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PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
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IPX/SPX
Internetwork Packet eXchange/ Sequenced Packet eXchange
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CAM
Content addressable memory
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CRC
cyclic redundancy check
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FCS
Frame Check Sequence
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STP
Spanning Tree Protocol
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ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
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RSTP
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
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SPB
Shortest Path Bridging
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BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
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LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
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VTP
VAN Trunking Protocol
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ICMP
Internet Control Messaging Protocol
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IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol
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ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
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PDU
Protocol Data Unit
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IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
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RIR
Regional Internet Registries
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APNIC
Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre
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EUI
Extended Unique Identifier
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RA
Router Advertisement
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RS
Router Solicitation
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EDC
Error Detection Code
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EDAC
Error Detection and Correction
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OSI
Open Systems Interconnection
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CLNP
Connectionless Network Protocol
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HDLC
High-Level Data Link Control
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FHRP
First Hop Redundancy Protocols
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VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
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HSRP
Hot Standby Router Protocol
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MTU
Maximum Transmission Unity
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SPB
Shortest Path Bridging
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AS
Autonomous System
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IS-IS
Intermediate System to Intermediate System
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OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
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ASN
Autonomous System Number
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ARIN
American Registry for Internet Numbers
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IGP
Interior Gateway Protocol
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EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol
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RIP
Routing Information Protocol
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EIGRP
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
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EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol
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IGRP
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
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BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
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BootP
Bootstrap Protocol
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TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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IP Helper
Internet Protocol Helper
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FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name
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CNAMEs
Canonical Names
125
ANS
Authoritative Name Server
126
SOA
Start of Authority
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SRV
Service Locator
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PTR
Pointer
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NS
Name Server
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MX
Mail Exchanger
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WINS
Windows Internet Name Server
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MTR
My Traceroute
133
NTP
Network Time Protocol
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SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
135
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol secure
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SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
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SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
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CSU/DSU
Channel Service Unit/ Data Service Unit
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DDS
Digital Data Service
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ISDN
Integrated Services for Digital Network
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BRI
Basic Rate Interface
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DTE
Data Termination Equipment
143
DCE
Data Communications Equipment
144
PTSN
Public Switched Telephone Network
145
VCI
Virtual Circuit Identifier
146
PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuits
147
SVC
Switched Virtual Circuits
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DLCI
Data Link Connection Identifier
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PPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
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BISDN
Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
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MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching
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UNI
User-to-Network Interface
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NNI
Network-to-Network Interface
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VC
Virtual Channels
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VP
Virtual Paths
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TP
Transmission Paths
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CIR
Committed Information Rate
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FRBS
Frame Relay Bearer Service
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ES
Edge System
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VoFR
Voice over Frame Relay
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IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
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LSR
Label Switching Router
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FEC
Forward Equivalence Class
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TE
Terminal Equipment
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TA
Terminal Adapters
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NT
Network Termination
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LT
Line Termination
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ET
Exchange Termination
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NTU
Network Termination Unit
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DSH
Digital Signal Hierarchy
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PDH
Plesiochronous digital Hierarchy
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SDH
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
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SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
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OC
Optical Carrier
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STS
Secure Transfer Specifications
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FDDI
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
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DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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CWDM
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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PON
Passive Optical Network
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OLT
Optical Line Termination
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ONU
Optical Network Units
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VSAT
Very Small Aperture Terminal
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LTE
Long-term Evolution
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HSPA
High Speed Packet Access
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HSDPA
High Speed Download Packet Access
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HSUPA
High Speed Upload Packet Access
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FTTC
Fixed to the Curb
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FTTB
Fixed to the Building
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FTTH
Fixed to the Home
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GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
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CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
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UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
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WiMAX
Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access
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UC
Unified Communication Technologies
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SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
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SDP
Session Description Protocol
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RTP
Real-Time Protocol
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RTCP
Real-Time Control Protocol
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MSNP
Microsoft Notification Protocol
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CoS
Class of Service
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DSCP
Differentiated Services Code Point
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VM
Virtual Machine
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SAN
Storage Area Network
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VNIC
Virtual Network Interface Card
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VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
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PBX
Private Branch Exchange
207
FC
Fiber Channel
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iSCSI
Internet Small Computer System Interface
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NAS
Network Attached Storage
210
API
Application Programming Interface
211
PHI
Personal Health Info
212
SANS
Sys Admin, audit, Networking and Security
213
PUP
Potentially Unwanted Programs
214
SSO
Single sign on
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EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
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MD5
Message Digest Version 5
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SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
218
EFS
Encrypting File System
219
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
220
RA
Registration Authority
221
HSM
Hardware Security Module
222
TLS
Transport Layer Security
223
NAT
Network Address Translation
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PAT
Port Address Translation
225
NIDS
Network Intrusion Detection System
226
HIDS
Host Intrusion Detection System
227
IRP
Incident Response Policy
228
ESI
Electronically Stored Info
229
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
230
TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
231
RFB
Remote Frame Buffer
232
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
233
MIB
Management Info Bases
234
OID
Object Identifiers
235
SIEM
Security Info and Event Management
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SNR
Signal- to- Noise Ratio
237
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
238
SLA
Service Level Agreement
239
MLA
Master License Agreement
240
SOW
Statement of Work
241
CARP
Common Address Redundancy Protocol
242
DIG
Domain Internet Groper
243
SNIPS
System and Network Integrated Polling Software
244
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
245
TDR
Time-Domain Reflectometer
246
OTDR
Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer
