The list of protocol acronyms and abbreviations.

All protocol related acronyms and abbreviations.

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TFTP:
Trivial File Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
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ULP:
Upper Layer Protocol(Protocol, Computer Security, Telecom)
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IP:
Internet Protocols(Protocol, Technology)
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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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SMB:
Server Message Block(Protocol, Intel, Microsoft Windows)
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DDP:
Datagram Delivery Protocol(AppleTalk, Network Layer Protocol, Protocol)
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SAP:
Service Advertising Protocol(Protocol, Networking, Network Protocol)
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SET:
Secure Electronic Transaction(Protocol, Industrial networking)
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WSP:
Wireless Session Protocol(Protocol, Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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XMPP:
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol(Application layer protocol)
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AFP:
AppleTalk Filing Protocol(Presentation layer protocol, AppleTalk, Protocol)
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FCP:
Fibre Channel Protocol(Storage networking, Protocol, Network Protocol)
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HSRP:
Hot Standby Router Protocol(Switching, CISCO, Protocol)
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HTTP:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol)
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IPP:
Internet Printing Protocol(Protocol, Microsoft Windows, Data Transfer)
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PPP:
Point-to-Point Protocol(Communications protocol, Protocol, Communications)
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SPF:
Shortest Path First(Protocol, Networking, Computing)
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VRRP:
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol(Switching, Network Layer Protocol)
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WDP:
Wireless Datagram Protocol(Protocol, Computing, Telecom)
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