Communication Networks – Acronyms

AAL ATM Adaptation Layer GFC Generic Flow Control

ABR Available Bit Rate HA Home Agent
ACK Acknowledge HEC Header Error Control
AIMD Additive-Increase, Multiplicative-Decrease HTTP HyperText Transport Protocol
ARP Address Resolution Protocol HW Hardware
ARQ Automatic Repeat Request ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
AS Autonomous Systems IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode IGP Interior Gateway Protocol
BB Bandwidth Broker INTSERV Integrated Services
BGP Border Gate Protocol IP Internet Protocol
B-ICI Broadband-Intercarrier Interface ISDN Integrated Service Digital Network
B-ISDN Broadband ISDN ISP Internet Service Protocol
BUS Broadcast and Unknown Servers LAN Local Area Network
CAC Call Admission Control LANE LAN Emulation
CBR Constant Bir Rate LEC LAN Emulation Client
CDM Code Division Multiplexing LECS LAN Emulation Configuration Server
CDV Cell Delay Variation LES LAN Emulation Server
CL Connectionless LIS Logical IP Subnetwork
CLD Connectionless data LSR Label Switching Router
CLP Cell Loss Priority LTE Line/Multiplex section Terminal Equipment
CO Connection Orientated MAC Media Access Control
COD Connection Orientated Data MBS Maximum Burst Size
COS Class of Service MCR Minimum Cell Rate
CP Common Part MH Mobile Host
CPCS Common Part Convergence Sublayer MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
CRM Customer Relationship Management MPLS Multi Protocol Label Switching
CRS Cell Relay Service MSS Maximum Segment Size
CS Convergence Sublayer NE Network Engineering
CSMA Carrier Sense Multiple Access NHRP Next Hop Resolution Protocol
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision NNI Network-Network Interface
Detection nrt non-real time
CU Currently Unused OSPF Open Shortest Path First
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol PC Priority Control
DLL Data Link Layer PCR Peak Cell Rate
DNS Domain Name System PDU Protocol Data Unit
DS Differentiated Services PHB Per-Hop Behaviour
DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point PTE Path Terminator Equipment
EF Expedited Forwarding PTI Payload Type Identifier
EFCI Explicit Forward Congestion Indicator PVC Permanent Virtual Circuits
EGP Exterior Gateway Protocol QoS Quality of Service
ER Edge Router R Regenerator
FA Foreign Agent RCC Routing Control Centre
FDM Frequency Division Multiplexing RED Random Early Detection
FEC Forwarding Equivalent Class RIB Routing Information Bases
FR Frame Relay RIO Random Early Detection with In/Out
FRS Frame Relay Service RIP Routing Information Protocol
FTP File Transfer Protocol RM Resource Management
GCRA Generic Cell Rate Algorithm RSVP Resource Reservation Protocol
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 Communication Networks – Acronyms
RT Real Time
RTT Round Trip Time
SAP Service Access Point
SAR Segmentation and Reassembly
SCR Sustainable Cell Rate
SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SDU Service Data Unit
SLA Service Level Agreement
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SONET Synchronous Optical Networks
SS Slow Start
SSCF Server-Specific Co-ordination Functions
SSCOP Service Specific Connection Orientated
Protocol
SSCS Service Specific Convergence Sublayer
STDM Statistical Time Division Multiplexing
SVC Switched Virtual Circuits
SW Software
TCA Traffic Conditioning Agreement
TCP Transmission Control protocol
TDM Synchronous Time Division Multiplexing
TE Traffic Engineering
ToS Terms of Service
TS Traffic Shaping
TTL Time To Live
UBR Unspecified Bit Rate
UDP User Datagram Protocol
UNI User Network Interface
UPC Usage Parameter Control
VBR Variable Bit Rate
VC Virtual Channel
VCI Virtual Channel Identifier
VCTE Virtual Circuit Terminal Equipment
VP Virtual Path
VPI Virtual Path Identifier
VPTE Virtual Path Terminal Equipment

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