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TCP

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TCP

Transport Control Protocol

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TCP/IP

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TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, the protocol suite used for internetworks such as the Internet

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TIA

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TIA

Telecommunications Industry Association

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ACL

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ACL

Access Control list, a basic form of firewall protection

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ACK

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ACK

Acknowledgement packet

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AES

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AES

Advanced Encryption Standard

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AH

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AH

Authentication Header

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APIPA

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APIPA

Automatic Private IP addressing

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ARIN

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ARIN

American Registry for Internet numbers

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ARP

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ARP

Address Resolution Protocol, which is used to map an IP address to a MAC address

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ARPANET

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ARPANET

Advnaced research Projects Agency Network

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AAA

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AAA--
Authentication
Autorization
Accounting
a framework developed to control acces to computing resources, enforce policies, and audit usage
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BSS

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BSS

Basic Service Set

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BOOTP

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BOOTP

Bootstrap Protocol

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BWA

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BWA

Broadband wireless Access

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CCMP

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CCMP

Counter mode with Cipher Block chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol

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CFR

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CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

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CHAP

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CHAP

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

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CIDR

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CIDR

Classless Interdomain routing

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CNA

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CNA

Cisco Network Assistant, a management software tool from Cisco that simplifies switch configuration and troubleshooting

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CSMA/CA

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CSMA/CA

Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance

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CSMA/CD

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CSMA/CD

Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection, the Ethernet LAN media access method

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CSU/DSU

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CSU/DSU

Channel service unit/data service unit

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CNAME

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CNAME

Canonicl name record, used to specify that a domain name is an alias for another domain

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CAM
CAM Content Addresable Memory a table of MAC addresses and port mapping that a switch uses to identify connected networking devices
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DMZ
DMZ | Demilitarized Zone, and area used to isolate servers
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DoS
DoS | Denial of service, An attack in which service is denied to a computer, network, or server
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DES, 3DES
DES, 3DES | Data Encryption Standard, Triple Data Encryption Standard
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DHCP
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DMT
DMT | Discrete Multitone, a multicarrier technique used to transport digital data over copper telephone lines
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DKIM
DKIM | Domain Keys Identified Mail
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DNS
DNS | Domain Name Service
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DOCSIS
DOCSIS | Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
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DS
DS | Digital Signal
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DSL
DSL | Digital Subscriber Line
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DSSS
DSSS | Direct- sequence spread spectrum
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EAP
EAP | Extensible Authentication Protocol
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EIA
EIA | Electronic Industries Alliance
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EMI
EMI | Electromagnetic interference
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EF
EF | Entrance Facilities, another name for building entrance
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ER
ER | Equipment Room, a room set aside for complex electronic equipment such as the network servers and telephone quipment
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ESP
ESP | Encapsulating Security Protocol
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EVC
EVC | Ethernet Virtual Connection, an association of two or more UNIs
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ESS
ESS | Extended Service Set, a network with multiple access points to extend user mobility
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FERPA
FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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FHSS
FHSS | Frequency-hopping spread spectrum
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FISMA
FISMA | Federal Information Security Management Act
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FPP
FPP | Fire prevention Plan
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GLBA
GLBA | Gramm-Leach_Biley Act
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GRE
GRE | Generic Routing Encapsulation
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HDLC
HDLC | High-Level Data Link Control
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HIPAA
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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HSSI
HSSI | High-Speed Serial Interface
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HVAC
HVAC | Heating, vetilation, and air-conditioning
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IANA
Internet Assigned Number Authority, the agency that assigns IP addresses to computer networks
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ICANN
ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
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ICMP
ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol, which verifies that messages are being delivered
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IEEE
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, one of the major standards-setting bodies for technological development
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IGMP
IGMP | Internet Group Message Protocol
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IKE
IKE | Internet Key Exchange
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IaaS
IaaS | Infrastructure as a Service
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ISAKMP
ISAKMP | Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
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iSCSI
Internet small Computer Systems Interface
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ISP
ISP | Internet Service Provider

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