The list of communications acronyms and abbreviations.

All communications related acronyms and abbreviations.

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IP:
Internet Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Communications protocol)
47
ATM:
Asynchronous Transfer Mode(Data Transmission, Communications)
30
LAN:
Local Area Network(Computer network, Wireless networking)
28
SNMP:
Simple Network Management Protocol(Switching, Communications protocol)
17
TCP:
Transmission Control Protocol(Transport Layer, Switching)
14
OSPF:
Open Shortest Path First(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
12
BGP:
Border Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Data Transmission)
12
VPN:
Virtual Private Network(Computer network, Wireless networking)
10
RIP:
Routing Information Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
9
POTS:
Plain Old Telephone Service(Data Transmission, Communications, Printing)
8
EHF:
Extremely High Frequency(Communications, Aviation, Army)
6
CBR:
Constant Bit Rate(Data Transmission, Communications, PHONE)
6
RFC:
Request for Comments(Computer network, Data Transmission, Communications)
6
ICMP:
Internet Control Message Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
6
PDA:
Personal Digital Assistant(Data Transmission, Communications, PHONE)
5
SLIP:
Serial Line Internet Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol)
4
PVC:
Permanent Virtual Circuit(Data Transmission, Communications, Networking)
2
MEECN:
Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network(Communications)
1
PPP:
Point-to-Point Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol, Communications)
0
POP:
Point of Presence(Data Transmission, Communications, Printing)
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