| Sigle |
Locution
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|---|
| AAL |
ATM Adaptation Layer
|
| AD |
Active Directory
|
| ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
|
| AP |
Access Point
|
| ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol
|
| AS |
Autonomous System
|
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
|
| BAS |
Broadband Access Server
|
| BCCH |
Broadcast Control Channel
|
| BGP |
Border Gateway Protocol
|
| BNC |
Bayonet Neill-Concelman
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| BPDU |
Bridge Protocol Data Units
|
| BSS |
basic service set
|
| CAN |
Content Addressable Network
|
| CBQ |
class-based queuing
|
| CCCH |
Common Control Channel
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| CCK |
Complementary Code Keying
|
| CDR |
Common Data Representation
|
| CFP |
contention-free period
|
| CHAP |
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
|
| CIDR |
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
|
| CIFS |
Common Internet File System (SMB)
|
| CMIP |
Common Management Information Protocol
|
| COPS |
Common Open Policy Service
|
| CRC |
cyclic redundancy check
|
| CSMA |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access
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| CSMA/CA |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
|
| CSMA/CD |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
|
| CTS |
Clear to Send
|
| CW |
contention window
|
| DCCH |
Dedicated Control Channels
|
| DCCP |
Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
|
| DCE |
data circuit-terminating equipment
|
| DCF |
Distributed Coordination Function
|
| DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
|
| DIFS |
Distributed Inter Frame Spacing
|
| DLCI |
data link connection identifier
|
| DMZ |
demilitarized zone
|
| DNS |
Domain Name System
|
| DQLT |
dual queue length threshold
|
| DSAP |
Destination Service Access Point
|
| DSCP |
Differentiated services code point
|
| DSL |
digital subscriber line
|
| DSLAM |
Digital Subscriber Line Access
|
| DSSS |
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
|
| DTE |
Data Terminal Equipment
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| EAP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol
|
| ECN |
Explicit Congestion Notification
|
| EDCA |
Enhanced distributed channel access
|
| EGP |
Exterior Gateway Protocol
|
| EIGRP |
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
|
| ES |
End System
|
| ESS |
Extended Service Set
|
| FCS |
Frame Check Sequence
|
| FEC |
Forwarding Equivalence Class
|
| FHSS |
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
|
| FIB |
forwarding information base
|
| FR |
Frame Relay
|
| FTAM |
File Transfer Access and Management
|
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol
|
| FTTH |
fiber to the home
|
| HDLC |
High-Level Data Link Control
|
| htonl |
host-to-network-long
|
| htons |
host-to-network-short
|
| HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
|
| GBIC |
gigabit interface converter
|
| GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications
|
| GPRS |
general packet radio service
|
| GPS |
Global Positioning System
|
| IAPP |
Inter-Access Point Protocol
|
| IBSS |
Independent Basic Service Set
|
| ICP |
Internet Cache Protocol
|
| ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol
|
| IDPR |
Inter-Domain Policy Routing Protocol
|
| IGMP |
Internet Group Management Protocol
|
| IGP |
Interior Gateway Protocol
|
| IHL |
Internet Header Length
|
| IMAP |
Internet Message Access Protocol
|
| IPCP |
Internet Protocol Control Protocol
|
| IP |
Internet Protocol
|
| IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange
|
| IRC |
Internet Relay Chat
|
| IS |
Intermediate System
|
| IS-IS |
Intermediate System to Intermediate System
|
| ISDN |
Integrated Services for Digital Network
|
| ISN |
Initial Sequence Number
|
| IXP |
Internet exchange point
|
| LAN |
Local Area Network
|
| LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
|
| LDP |
Label Distribution Protocol
|
| LER |
Label Edge Routers
|
| LLC |
Logical Link Control
|
| LMAPP |
LightWeight Access Point Protocol
|
| LQD |
Longest Queue Drop
|
| LSP |
label-switched path
|
| LSR |
Label Switch Routers
|
| LTE |
Long Term Evolution
|
| MAC |
Media Access Control
|
| MAU |
Media Access Unit
|
| MIB |
management information base
|
| MIMO |
multiple-input and multiple-output
|
| MMF |
multi-mode optical fiber
|
| MPLS |
Multiprotocol Label Switching
|
| MSL |
Maximum Segment Lifetime
|
| MTU |
maximum transmission unit
|
| NAP |
Network Access Point
|
| NAT |
Network Address Translation
|
| NDR |
Network Data Representation
|
| NFS |
Network File System
|
| NHDR |
Network Header
|
| NIS |
Network Information Service
|
| NLA |
Next Level Aggregator
|
| NNTP |
Network News Transfer Protocol
|
| NSAP |
Network Service Access Point address
|
| ntohl |
network-to-host-long
|
| ntohs |
network-to-host-short
|
| NTP |
Network Time Protocol
|
| ODFM |
orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing
|
| OLSR |
Optimized Link State Routing Protocol
|
| ONC |
Open Network Computing
|
| OSPF |
Open Shortest Path First
|
| OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection
|
| P2P |
peer-to-peer
|
| PAP |
Push Access Protocol
|
| PAT |
Port Address Translation
|
| PCF |
Point Coordination Function
|
| PDP |
Policy Decision Point
|
| PDU |
protocol data unit
|
| PEP |
Policy Enforcement Point
|
| PHB |
per-hop behaviour
|
| PIB |
Policy Information Base
|
| PLC |
power-line communication
|
| POP |
Post Office Protocol
|
| PS |
Power Save
|
| PSK |
phase-shift keying
|
| PSMP |
Power Save Multi Poll
|
| QAM |
quadrature amplitude modulation
|
| QoE |
Quality of Experience
|
| QoS |
Quality of Service
|
| RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
|
| RAP |
Route Access Protocol ou Resource Allocation Protocol
|
| RARP |
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
|
| RD |
route distinguisher
|
| RT |
Route Target
|
| RED |
random early detection
|
| RIP |
Routing Information Protocol
|
| RPC |
Remote Procedure Call
|
| RSVP |
Resource Reservation Protocol
|
| RTE |
Real-time Transport Protocol
|
| RTP |
Route Table Entry
|
| RTS |
Request to Send
|
| SAP |
Service Access Point
|
| SDH |
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
|
| SIFS |
Short Interframe Space
|
| SIP |
Session Initiation Protocol
|
| SLA |
Site Level Aggregator
|
| SMB |
Server Message Block
|
| SMF |
single-mode optical fiber
|
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
|
| SNAP |
Subnetwork Access Protocol
|
| SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol
|
| SNRM |
Signal to Noise Ratio Margin
|
| SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol
|
| SONET |
Synchronous Optical Network
|
| SPB |
Shortest Path Bridging
|
| SSAP |
Service Access Point
|
| SSDP |
Simple Service Discovery Protocol
|
| SSID |
service set identifier
|
| SSH |
Secure Shell
|
| SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer
|
| STCP |
Scalable Transmission Control Protocol
|
| STP |
Spanning Tree Protocol
|
| TDM |
Time Division Multiplexing
|
| TLA |
Top Level Aggregator
|
| TLD |
Top Level Domain
|
| TLS |
Transport Layer Security
|
| TOS |
Type of Service
|
| TRILL |
Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links
|
| TTL |
Time to Live
|
| UDDI |
Universal Description Discovery and Integration
|
| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol
|
| UMTS |
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
|
| URI |
uniform resource identifier
|
| URL |
uniform resource locator
|
| VCI |
Virtual Circuit Identifier
|
| VLAN |
virtual local area network
|
| VLSM |
variable-length subnet masking
|
| VPI |
Virtual Path Identifier
|
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network
|
| VRF |
Virtual Routing and Forwarding ou VPN routing and forwarding
|
| WAN |
wide area network
|
| WDM |
Wavelength Division Multiplexing
|
| WEP |
Wired Equivalent Privacy
|
| WFQ |
weighted fair queuing
|
| WINS |
Windows Internet Name Service
|
| WPA |
Wi-Fi Protected Access
|
| XDR |
External Data Representation
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