The list of network protocol acronyms and abbreviations.

All network 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)
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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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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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DHCP:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(Communications protocol)
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ARP:
Address Resolution Protocol(data link layer protocol)
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RIP:
Routing Information Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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WAP:
Wireless Application Protocol(Wireless networking, Protocol, Wireless)
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NTP:
Network Time Protocol(Communications protocol)
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ICMP:
Internet Control Message Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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SOAP:
Simple Object Access Protocol(Protocol, Xml-based standard)
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SLIP:
Serial Line Internet Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol)
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EGP:
Exterior Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Protocol)
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TFTP:
Trivial File Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
3
NNTP:
Network News Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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POP:
Post Office Protocol(Communications protocol, Application layer protocol)
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