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Computer Networking
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03/09/2012
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Term
AAA
 Definition
Authentication Authorization & Accounting
Term
ACL
 Definition
Access Control List
Term
ADF
 Definition
Automatic Document Feeder
Term
ADSL
 Definition
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Term
AES
 Definition
Advanced Encryption Standard
Term
AEP
 Definition
American Electric Power
Term
AFP
 Definition
AppleTalk Filing Protocol
Term
AH
 Definition
Authentication Header
Term
AM
 Definition
Amplitude Modulation
Term
AMI
 Definition
Alternate Mark Inversion
Term
APIPA
 Definition
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
Term
ARIN
 Definition
American Registry for Internet Numbers
Term
ARP
 Definition
Address Resolution Protocol
Term
ASP
 Definition
Application Service Provider
Term
ATM
 Definition
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Term
BDF
 Definition
Building Distribution Frame
Term
BERT
 Definition
Bit-Error Rate Test
Term
BGP
 Definition
Border Gate Protocol
Term
BNC
 Definition
British Naval Connector/Bayonet Niell-Coucelman
Term
BootP
 Definition
Boot Protocol/Bootstrap Protocol
Term
BPDU
 Definition
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
Term
BRI
 Definition
Basic Rate Interface
Term
CHAP
 Definition
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Term
CIDR
 Definition
Classless Inter Domain Routing
Term
CNAME
 Definition
Canonical Name
Term
CRAM-MD5
 Definition
Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism-Message Digest5
Term
CSMA/CA
 Definition
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
Term
CSMA/CD
 Definition
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
Term
CSU
 Definition
Channel Service Unit
Term
dB
 Definition
Decibels
Term
DHCP
 Definition
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Term
DLC
 Definition
Data Link Control
Term
DMZ
 Definition
Demilitarized Zone
Term
DNS
 Definition
Domain Name Service/Domain Name Server/ Domain Name System
Term
DOCSIS
 Definition
Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification
Term
DoS
 Definition
Denial of Service
Term
DDoS
 Definition
Distributed Denial of Service
Term
DSL
 Definition
Digital Subscriber Line
Term
DSU
 Definition
Data Service Unit
Term
DWDM
 Definition
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
Term
E1
 Definition
E-Carrier Level 1
Term
EAP
 Definition
Extensible Authentication Protocol
Term
EGP
 Definition
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Term
EIGRP
 Definition
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
Term
EMI
 Definition
Electromagnetic Interference
Term
ESD
 Definition
Electrostatic Discharge
Term
ESSID
 Definition
Enhanced Service Set Identifier
Term
ESP
 Definition
Encapsulated Security Packets
Term
FDDI
 Definition
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Term
FDM
 Definition
Frequency Division Multiplexing
Term
FHSS
 Definition
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
Term
FM
 Definition
Frequency Modulation
Term
FQDN
 Definition
Fully Qualified Domain Name/Fully Qualified Distinguished Name
Term
FTP
 Definition
File Transfer Protocol
Term
GBIC
 Definition
Gigabit Interface Converter
Term
Gbps
 Definition
Gigabits per second
Term
HDLC
 Definition
High-Level Data Link Control
Term
HSRP
 Definition
Hot Standby Router Protocol
Term
HTTP
 Definition
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Term
HTTPS
 Definition
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
Term
Hz
 Definition
Hertz
Term
IANA
 Definition
Internet Assigned Number Authority
Term
ICA
 Definition
Independent Computer Architecture
Term
ICANN
 Definition
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Term
ICMP
 Definition
Internet Control Message Protocol
Term
ICS
 Definition
Internet Connection Sharing
Term
IDF
 Definition
Intermediate Distribution Frame
Term
IDS
 Definition
Intrusion Detection System
Term
IEEE
 Definition
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Term
IGMP
 Definition
Internet Group Multicast Protocol
Term
IGP
 Definition
Interior Gateway Protocol
Term
IIS
 Definition
Internet Information Services
Term
IKE
 Definition
Internet Key Exchange
Term
IMAP4
 Definition
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
Term
InterNIC
 Definition
Internet Network Information Center
Term
IP
 Definition
Internet Protocol
Term
IPS
 Definition
Intrusion Prevention System
Term
IPSec
 Definition
Internet Protocol Security
Term
IPv4
 Definition
Internet Protocol version 4
Term
IPv6
 Definition
Internet Protocol version 6
Term
IPX
 Definition
Internetwork Packet Exchange
Term
ISDN
 Definition
Integrated Services Digital Network
Term
IS-IS
 Definition
Intermediate System - Intermediate System
Term
ISP
 Definition
Internet Service Provider
Term
IT
 Definition
Information Technology
Term
Kbps
 Definition
Kilobits per second
Term
L2F
 Definition
Layer 2 Forwarding
Term
L2TP
 Definition
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
Term
LACP
 Definition
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
Term
LAN
 Definition
Local Area Network
Term
LC
 Definition
Local Connector
Term
LDAP
 Definition
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Term
LEC
 Definition
Local Exchange Carrier
Term
LED
 Definition
Light Emitting Diode
Term
LLC
 Definition
Logical Link Control
Term
LPR
 Definition
Line Printer Request
Term
MAC
 Definition
Media Access Control / Medium Access Control
Term
Mbps
 Definition
Megabits per second
Term
MBps
 Definition
Megabytes per second
Term
MDF
 Definition
Main Distribution Frame
Term
MDI
 Definition
Media Dependent Interface
Term
MDIX
 Definition
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
Term
MIB
 Definition
Management Information Base
Term
MMF
 Definition
Multimode Fiber
Term
MPLS
 Definition
Multi-Protocol Label Switching
Term
MS-CHAP
 Definition
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Term
MT-RJ
 Definition
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
Term
MX
 Definition
Mail Exchanger
Term
NAC
 Definition
Network Access Control
Term
NAT
 Definition
Network Address Translation
Term
NCP
 Definition
Network Control Protocol
Term
NetBEUI
 Definition
Network Basic Input/ Output Extended User Interface
Term
NetBIOS
 Definition
Network Basic Input / Output System
Term
NFS
 Definition
Network File Service
Term
NIC
 Definition
Network Interface Card
Term
nm
 Definition
Nanometer
Term
NNTP
 Definition
Network News Transport Protocol
Term
NTP
 Definition
Network Time Protocol
Term
NWLINK
 Definition
Microsoft IPX/SPX Protocol
Term
OCx
 Definition
Optical Carrier
Term
OS
 Definition
Operating System
Term
OSI
 Definition
Open Systems Interconnect
Term
OSPF
 Definition
Open Shortest Path First
Term
OTDR
 Definition
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
Term
PAP
 Definition
Password Authentication Protocol
Term
PAT
 Definition
Port Address Translation
Term
PC
 Definition
Personal Computer
Term
PKI
 Definition
Public Key Infrastucture
Term
PoE
 Definition
Power over Ethernet
Term
POP3
 Definition
Post Office Protocol version 3
Term
POTS
 Definition
Plain Old Telephone System
Term
PPP
 Definition
Point-to-Point Protocol
Term
PPPoE
 Definition
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
Term
PPTP
 Definition
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Term
PRI
 Definition
Primary Rate Interface
Term
PSTN
 Definition
Public Switched Telephone Network
Term
PVS
 Definition
Permanent Virtual Circuit
Term
QoS
 Definition
Quality of Service
Term
RADIUS
 Definition
Remote Authentication Dial-up User Service
Term
RARP
 Definition
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
Term
RAS
 Definition
Remote Access Service
Term
RDP
 Definition
Remote Desktop Protocol
Term
RFI
 Definition
Radio Frequency Interface
Term
RG
 Definition
Radio Guide
Term
RIP
 Definition
Routing Internet Protocol
Term
RJ
 Definition
Registered Jack
Term
RSA
 Definition
Rivest, Shamir, Adelman
Term
RSH
 Definition
Remote Shell
Term
RTP
 Definition
Real Time Protocol
Term
SC
 Definition
Standard Connector/Subscriber Connector
Term
SCP
 Definition
Secure Copy Protocol
Term
SDSL
 Definition
Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
Term
SFTP
 Definition
Secure File Transfer Protocol
Term
SIP
 Definition
Session Initiation Protocol
Term
SLIP
 Definition
Serial Line Internet Protocol
Term
SMF
 Definition
Single Mode Fiber
Term
SMTP
 Definition
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Term
SNAT
 Definition
Static Network Address Translation
Term
SNMP
 Definition
Simple Network Management Protocol
Term
SOA
 Definition
Start of Authority
Term
SO/HO
 Definition
Small Office/Home Office
Term
SONET
 Definition
Synchronous Optical Network
Term
SPS
 Definition
Standby Power Supply
Term
SPX
 Definition
Sequenced Packet Exchange
Term
SSH
 Definition
Secure Shell
Term
SSID
 Definition
Service Set Identifier
Term
SSL
 Definition
Secure Sockets Layer
Term
ST
 Definition
Straight Tip
Term
STP
 Definition
Shielded Twisted Pair
Term
T1
 Definition
T-Carrier Level 1
Term
TA
 Definition
Terminal Adaptor
Term
TACACS+
 Definition
Terminal Access Control Access Control System+
Term
TCP
 Definition
Transmission Control Protocol
Term
TCP/IP
 Definition
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Term
tcsh
 Definition
Turbo C shell
Term
TDM
 Definition
Time Division Multiplexing
Term
TDR
 Definition
Time Domain Reflectometer
Term
Telco
 Definition
Telephone Company
Term
TFTP
 Definition
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Term
TKIP
 Definition
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
Term
TLS
 Definition
Transport Layer Security
Term
TTL
 Definition
Time to Live
Term
UDP
 Definition
User Datagram Protocol
Term
UNC
 Definition
Universal Naming Convention
Term
UPS
 Definition
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Term
URL
 Definition
Uniform Resource Locator
Term
USB
 Definition
Universal Serial Bus
Term
UTP
 Definition
Unshielded Twisted Pair
Term
VDSL
 Definition
Variable Digital Subscriber Line
Term
VLAN
 Definition
Virtual Local Area Network
Term
VNC
 Definition
Virtual Network Connection
Term
VoIP
 Definition
Voice over IP
Term
VPN
 Definition
Virtual Private Network
Term
VTP
 Definition
Virtual Trunk Protocol
Term
WAN
 Definition
Wide Area Network
Term
WAP
 Definition
Wireless Application Protocol/Wireless Access Point
Term
WEP
 Definition
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Term
WINS
 Definition
Window Internet Name Service
Term
WPA
 Definition
Wi-Fi Protected Access
Term
www
 Definition
World Wide Web
Term
X.25
 Definition
CCITT Packet Switching Protocol
Term
XML
 Definition
eXtensible Markup Language
Term
XDSL
 Definition
Extended Digital Subscriber Line
Term
Zeroconf
 Definition
Zero Configuration
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