The list of network acronyms and abbreviations.

All network related acronyms and abbreviations.

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IETF:
Internet Engineering Task Force(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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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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DNS:
Domain Name System(Computer network, Web development, Printing)
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ISP:
Internet Service Provider(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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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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OSPF:
Open Shortest Path First(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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LDAP:
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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SMTP:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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VPN:
Virtual Private Network(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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SSL:
Secure Sockets Layer(Computer network, Protocol, Computer technology)
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EAP:
Extensible Authentication Protocol(CISCO, Wireless networking)
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NAT:
Network Address Translation(Application layer protocol, Computer network)
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ICMP:
Internet Control Message Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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SDP:
Session Description Protocol(Computer technology, Network Protocol)
4
TFTP:
Trivial File Transfer Protocol(Communications 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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