The list of network acronyms and abbreviations.

All network related acronyms and abbreviations.

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IGRP:
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, CISCO)
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OSI:
Open System Interconnection(Switching, Network, Computing)
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DVMRP:
Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol(Multicast, Routing)
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IGMP:
Internet Group Management Protocol(Multicast, Routing, Network Protocol)
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SDP:
Session Description Protocol(Computer technology, Network Protocol)
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AH:
Authentication Header(Network Security, Computing security)
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DNS:
Domain Name Service(Data Transfer, Network, Army)
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LDP:
Label Distribution Protocol(Network Protocol, Data Transfer, Network)
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LMP:
Link Management Protocol(Data Transfer, Network, Telecom)
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NIC:
Network Interface Card(Computer network, Networking, Network)
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TFTP:
Trivial File Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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DFS:
Distributed File System(Data Transfer, Network, Computer Security)
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FC:
Fibre Channel(Data Transfer, Network, Telecommunications)
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GRE:
Generic Routing Encapsulation(Network Security, Computing security)
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IDS:
Intrusion Detection System(Computer network, Network, Computer software)
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IPX:
Internetwork Packet Exchange(Network Protocol, Data Transfer, Network)
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ISAKMP:
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
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NNTP:
Network News Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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POP:
Post Office Protocol(Communications protocol, Application layer protocol)
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AFS:
Andrew File System(Storage, UNIX, Data Transfer)
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