The list of protocol acronyms and abbreviations.

All protocol related acronyms and abbreviations.

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SNMP:
Simple Network Management Protocol(Switching, Communications protocol)
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FTP:
File Transfer Protocol(Switching, Application layer protocol)
12
SMTP:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
11
DHCP:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(Communications protocol)
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NTP:
Network Time Protocol(Communications protocol)
4
TFTP:
Trivial File Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
3
NNTP:
Network News Transfer Protocol(Communications protocol)
3
POP:
Post Office Protocol(Communications protocol, Application layer protocol)
2
XMPP:
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol(Application layer protocol)
0
BOOTP:
Bootstrap Protocol(Communications protocol, Application layer protocol)
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