The list of communications protocol acronyms and abbreviations.

All communications protocol related acronyms and abbreviations.

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IP:
Internet Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Communications protocol)
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SNMP:
Simple Network Management Protocol(Switching, Communications protocol)
17
TCP:
Transmission Control Protocol(Transport Layer, Switching)
16
UDP:
User Datagram Protocol(Transport Layer, Communications protocol)
12
SMTP:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
11
DHCP:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(Communications protocol)
10
ARP:
Address Resolution Protocol(data link layer protocol)
10
RIP:
Routing Information Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
8
NTP:
Network Time Protocol(Communications protocol)
6
ICMP:
Internet Control Message Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
5
SLIP:
Serial Line Internet Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol)
4
TFTP:
Trivial File Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
3
NNTP:
Network News Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
3
POP:
Post Office Protocol(Communications protocol, Application layer protocol)
1
HTTP:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol)
1
PPP:
Point-to-Point Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol, Communications)
0
BOOTP:
Bootstrap Protocol(Communications protocol, Application layer protocol)
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PPTP:
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol(Communications protocol)
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ChicagoSmart Define. 2017. "communications protocol" http://smartdefine.org/communications_protocol/abbreviations/r/Network_Protocol (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2017, communications protocol, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/communications_protocol/abbreviations/r/Network_Protocol>.
MLASmart Define. "communications protocol" 30 October 2017. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/communications_protocol/abbreviations/r/Network_Protocol>