Network Abbreviations
ADSL
Asymmetric digital subscriber line
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CSMA/CA
Carrier sense multiple access / collision avoidance
CSMA/CD
Carrier sense multiple access / collision detection
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIMM
Dual In-line Memory Module
DNS
Domain Name System
DSL
Digital subscriber line
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
HTTP(S)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (Secure)
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
IP
Internet Protocol
LAN
Local area network
MAC
Media access control
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
NAC
Network access control
NAT
Network Address Translation
NIC
Network Interface Card
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
POP
Point of presence
POP3
Post Office Protocol, version 3
PPP
Point-to-point Protocol
RAM
Random Access Memory
RIP
Routing Information Protocol
SDN
Software-defined networking
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SSH
Secure shell
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
VPN
Virtual private network
WAN
Wide-area network