The list of data transfer acronyms and abbreviations.

All data transfer related acronyms and abbreviations.

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IP:
Internet Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Communications protocol)
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ATM:
Asynchronous Transfer Mode(Data Transmission, Communications)
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SNMP:
Simple Network Management Protocol(Switching, Communications protocol)
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FTP:
File Transfer Protocol(Switching, Application layer protocol)
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SIP:
Session Initiation Protocol(Protocol, Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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TCP:
Transmission Control Protocol(Transport Layer, Switching)
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UDP:
User Datagram Protocol(Transport Layer, Communications protocol)
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SCTP:
Stream Control Transmission Protocol(Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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OSPF:
Open Shortest Path First(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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BGP:
Border Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Data Transmission)
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SMTP:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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LDAP:
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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RIP:
Routing Information Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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NFS:
Network File System(Networking, Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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EAP:
Extensible Authentication Protocol(CISCO, Wireless networking)
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RPC:
Remote Procedure Call(Web Service, Markup language, Computers)
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NTP:
Network Time Protocol(Communications protocol)
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EIGRP:
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol(Network Layer Protocol)
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ESP:
Encapsulating Security Payload(Network Security, Computing security)
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ICMP:
Internet Control Message Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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