The list of protocol acronyms and abbreviations.

All protocol related acronyms and abbreviations.

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IP:
Internet Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Communications protocol)
28
SNMP:
Simple Network Management Protocol(Switching, Communications protocol)
25
FTP:
File Transfer Protocol(Switching, Application layer protocol)
21
SIP:
Session Initiation Protocol(Protocol, Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
17
TCP:
Transmission Control Protocol(Transport Layer, Switching)
16
UDP:
User Datagram Protocol(Transport Layer, Communications protocol)
12
BGP:
Border Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Data Transmission)
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)
9
SSL:
Secure Sockets Layer(Computer network, Protocol, Computer technology)
9
WAP:
Wireless Application Protocol(Wireless networking, Protocol, Wireless)
8
NTP:
Network Time Protocol(Communications protocol)
7
CGI:
Common Gateway Interface(Protocol, Computer technology, Computers)
6
ICMP:
Internet Control Message Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
5
IGP:
Interior Gateway Protocol(Protocol, Networking, Computer Security)
4
EGP:
Exterior Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Protocol)
4
TFTP:
Trivial File Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
4
ULP:
Upper Layer Protocol(Protocol, Computer Security, Telecom)
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