50 Top Acronyms in Networking

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50 Top Acronyms in Networking
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
IP - Internet Protocol
HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
TLS - Transport Layer Security
DNS - Domain Name System
ISP - Internet Service Provider
LAN - Local Area Network
WAN - Wide Area Network
MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
PAN - Personal Area Network
VPN - Virtual Private Network
NAT - Network Address Translation
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
POP3 - Post Office Protocol 3
IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol
SSH - Secure Shell
VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol
RTP - Real-time Transport Protocol
SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
RARP - Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
BGP - Border Gateway Protocol
OSPF - Open Shortest Path First
VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network
MPLS - Multiprotocol Label Switching
QoS - Quality of Service
SDN - Software-Defined Networking
NFV - Network Functions Virtualization
ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
IGMP - Internet Group Management Protocol
SSID - Service Set Identifier
MAC - Media Access Control
CSMA/CD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSMA/CA - Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
GPRS - General Packet Radio Service
EDGE - Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
LTE - Long-Term Evolution
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access
GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications
HSPA - High Speed Packet Access
NFC - Near Field Communication
RFID - Radio-Frequency Identification
AP - Access Point
WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy
WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access