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Network Acronyms

This document provides definitions for numerous acronyms commonly used in networking and information technology, including standards, protocols, and other technical terms related to encryption, authentication, networking, and internet connectivity.

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Network Acronyms

This document provides definitions for numerous acronyms commonly used in networking and information technology, including standards, protocols, and other technical terms related to encryption, authentication, networking, and internet connectivity.

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Guide to Acronyms

AES - Advanced Encryption Standard CSMA/CA - Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance CTS - Clear To Send DDNS - Dynamic Domain Name System DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DMZ - Demilitarized Zone DNS - Domain Name Server DSL - Digital Subscriber Line DSSS - Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum DTIM - Delivery Traffic Indication Message EAP - Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP-PEAP - Extensible Authentication Protocol-Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP-TLS - Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security FTP - File Transfer Protocol HTTP - HyperText Transport Protocol IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IP - Internet Protocol IPSec - Internet Protocol Security ISP - Internet Service Provider LAN - Local Area Network LEAP - Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol MAC Address - Media Access Control Address Mbps - Megabits Per Second NAT - Network Address Translation NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol

OFDM - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Ping - Packet INternet Groper PoE - Power over Ethernet POP3 - Post Office Protocol 3 PPPoE - Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPTP - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol RADIUS - Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service RJ-45 - Registered Jack-45 RTS - Request To Send SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol SPI - Stateful Packet Inspection SSID - Service Set IDentifier TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TFTP - Trivial File Transfer Protocol TKIP - Temporal Key Integrity Protocol UDP - User Datagram Protocol URL - Uniform Resource Locator VPN - Virtual Private Network WAN - Wide Area Network WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network WPA - Wi-Fi Protected AccessTM

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