Acronym | Definition |
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OSI Model | Open Systems Interconnection Model |
TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
UDP | Uniform Datagram Protocol |
STP | Shielded Twisted Pair |
UTP | Unshielded Twisted Pair |
MAC (Address) | Media Access Control |
EMI | Electromagnetic Interference |
RJ (RJ-45) | Registered Jack |
CSMA/CD | Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect |
CSMA/CA | Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance |
STP | Spanning Tree Protocol |
VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
ACL | Access Control List |
NAT | Network Address Translation |
NIC | Network Interface Card |
ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
TTL | Time To Live |
LAN | Local Area Network |
WAN | Wide Area Network |
MAN | Metropolitan Area Network |
WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
ARP | Address Resolution Protocol |
CIDR | Classless Interdomain Routing |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
APIPA | Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing |
PAT | Port Address Translation (Aka NAT Overload) |
RIP | Routing Information Protocol |
VLSM | Variable-Length Subnet Masking |
OSPF | Open Shortest Path First |
EGP | Exterior Gateway Protocol |
BGP | Border Gateway Protocol |
EIGRP | Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol |
OTDR | Optical Time Domain Reflector |
IS-IS | Intermediate System - Intermediate System |
VPN | Virtual Private Network |
WAP | Wireless Application Protocol |
VOIP | Voice over IP |
DMZ | Demilitarized Zone |
IPSEC | Internet Protocol Security |
IPS | Intrusion Prevention System |