In this article, we’re going to show an extensive list of all the computer networking acronyms and abbreviations we could think of.
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Index
This list of networking acronyms is sorted alphabetically. You can follow the links in this index for easy reference.
Acronym 2F-BLSR to CVoDSL
2F-BLSR two-fiber bidirectional line switched ring 2F-OBLSR two-fiber optical bidirectional link sharing ring 2F-UPSR two-fiber unidirectional path switched ring 4F-BLSR four-fiber bidirectional line switched ring 4F-OBLSR four-fiber optical bidirectional link sharing ring A2oMPLS AAL 2 over MPLS AAL ATM adaptation layer ABR available bit rate ABT ATM block transfer ACR allowable cell rate ADM add/drop multiplexer ADPCM adaptive pulse code modulation ADSL asymmetric digital subscriber line AFI authority and format identifier ANP AAL 2 negotiation procedure ANSI American National Standards Institute APON ATM passive optical networks APS automatic protection switching ARIMA autoregressive integrated moving average ARP address resolution protocol ATM asynchronous transfer mode ATU-C ADSL transceiver unit at the central office ATU-R ADSL transceiver unit at the remote terminal BAS broadband access server BCD binary coded decimal BE best effort service BECN backward explicit congestion notification B-frame bidirectional-coded frame BGP border gateway protocol BIP bit interleaved parity B-ISDN broadband integrated services data network BLSR bidirectional line switched ring BPSR bidirectional path switched ring BT burst tolerance CAC call admission control CAS channel-associated signaling CBR constant bit rate CBS committed burst size CCITT International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee CCR current cell rate CCS common channel signaling CDR committed data rate CDVT cell delay variation tolerance CER cell error rate CES circuit emulation service cHEC core head error control CI connection identifier CID channel identifier CIDR classless inter-domain routing CLEC competitive local exchange carrier CLP cell loss priority bit CLR cell loss rate CM cable modem CMR cell misinsertion rate CMTS cable modem termination system CO central office CoS class of service CPCS common part convergence sublayer CPS common part sublayer CRC cyclic redundant check CR-LDP constraint routing-label distribution protocol CS convergence sublayer CSI convergence sublayer indication CTD cell transfer delay CVoDSL channelized voice over DSL
Acronym DBCE to G-PID
DBCE dynamic bandwidth circuit emulation services DBR deterministic bit rate DCC data country code DCE data communication equipment DCS digital cross connect system DDS1 digital subscriber signaling system no. 1 DDS2 digital subscriber signaling system no. 2 diffserv differentiated service DMCR desirable minimum cell rate DMT discrete multi-tone DOCSIS data-over-cable service interim specification DoS data over SONET/SDH or Denial of Service DS delay sensitive service DSL digital subscriber loop DSLAM ADSL access multiplexer DSP domain-specific part DSS1 digital subscriber signaling system no.1 DTE data terminal equipment DTMF dual-tone multi-frequency DWDM dense DWDM EADPCM embedded adaptive pulse code modulation EBS excess burst size ECON enterprise system connect EDF early deadline first EDFA Erbium-doped fiber amplifier EDU encoding data units EFCN explicit forward congestion notification EIA Electronics Industries Association E-NNI external network node interface ER explicit rate ER-TLV explicit route TLV ESI end system identifier EXI extension header identifier FAS frame alignment signal FCS frame check sequence FDL fiber delay lines FDM frequency division multiplexing FDMA frequency division multiple access FEC forwarding equivalent class FF fixed filter style FIB forwarding information base FICON fiber connection FRP fast reservation protocol FSAN full service access networks FSC fiber-switch capable interface FTN FEC-to-NHLFE map FTTB fiber to the basement FTTB/C fiber to the basement/curb FTTC fiber to the curb FTTCab fiber to the cabinet FTTH fiber to the home GbE gigabit Ethernet GCRA generic cell rate algorithm GFC generic flow control GFP generic framing procedure GFP-F frame-mapped GFP GFP-T transparent-mapped GFP GFR guaranteed frame rate GMPLS generalized MPLS GOP group of pictures G-PID generalized payload identifier
Acronym HDLC to MTU
HDLC high-level data link control HDSL high data rate DSL HEC header error control HFC hybrid fiber coaxial HO-DSP high-order DSP IBP interrupted Bernoulli process ICD international code designator ICMP Internet control message protocol IDI initial domain identifier IDP initial domain part IDSL ISDN DSL IE information elements IEC International Electronical Commission IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering IETF Internet Engineering Task Force IFP Interrupted fluid process I-frame intra-coded frame ILEC incumbent local exchange carrier InATMARP inverse ATMARP I-NNI internal network-node interface intserv integrated services IP Internet protocol IPCC IP control channel IPP interrupted Poisson process ISDN integrated service data network ISO International Organization of Standards ISOC Internet Society ISP Internet service provider ISUP integrated service user part ITU International Telecommunication Union IWF interworking function JET just enough time JIT just in time L2TP layer 2 tunnel protocol LAC L2TP access concentrator laser light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation LCAS link capacity adjustment scheme LD-CELP low delay code excited linear prediction LDP label distribution protocol LES loop emulation service LFIB label forward information base LI length indicator LIS logical IP subnet LMP link management protocol LOH line overhead LSA link-state advertisements LSC lambda switch capable interface LSP label switched path LSR label switching router LWPF low water peak fiber MBS maximum burst size MCR minimum cell rate MEMS micro electronic mechanical systems MFAS multi-frame alignment signal MFS maximum frame size MIN multistage interconnection network MMBP Markov modulated Bernoulli process MMPP Markov modulated Poisson process MPLS multi-protocol label switching MSC message switching center MTP message transfer part MTU maximum transfer unit
Acronym NAS to PVC
NAS network access server NDF negative dispersion fiber NHLFE next hop label forwarding entry N-ISDN narrowband ISDN NNI network node interface nrtPS non-real-time polling service NRT-SBR non-real-time statistical bit rate NRT-VBR non-real-time variable bit rate NSAP network service access point NSP network service provider NTR network timing reference NZDF non-zero dispersion fiber OADM optical add/drop multiplexer OAM operations, administration, maintenance OBS optical burst switching OC optical carrier Och optical channel ODU Och data unit OIF Optical Internetworking Forum OLSA optical LSA OLT optical line terminator OMS optical multiplex section ONT optical network terminator ONU optical network unit OPS optical packet switching OPU Och payload unit OQoS optical QoS OSF offset field OSI open system interconnection reference model OSPF open shortest path first OTN optical transport network OTS optical transmission section OUPSR optical unidirectional path sharing ring OUT Och transport unit OXC optical cross connect PBS peak burst size PBX private branch exchange PCM pulse code modulation PCR peak cell rate PDH plesiochronous digital hierarchy PDR peak data rate PDU protocol data unit PE provider edge PFI payload FCS indicator P-frame predictive-coded frame PIM protocol independent multicast PLI payload length indicator PLOAM physical layer OAM PMD physical medium dependent sublayer PNNI private network-network interface or private network node interface POF plastic optical fibers POH payload overhead PON passive optical network POP point of presence PoS packet over SONET PPD partial packet discard PPP point-to-point protocol PPT packet payload PSC packet-switch capable interface PSTN public switched telephone network PTI payload type indicator PVC permanent virtual connection
Acronym QAM to SVC
QAM quadrature amplitude modulation QoS quality of service RADIUS remote authentication dial in user service RARP reverse address resolution protocol RDN routing data node RFC request for comments RM resource management ROC regional operations center RRO RECORD−ROUTE object RSVP resource reservation protocol RSVP-TE resource reservation protocol – traffic engineering rtPS real-time polling service RT-SBR real-time statistical bit rate RT-VBR real-time variable bit rate SAAL signaling AAL SAN storage area networks SAR segmentation-and-reassembly sublayer SB-ADPCM sub-band adaptive pulse code modulation SBR statistical bit rate SCCP signaling connection control part SCR sustained cell rate SDH synchronous digital hierarchy SDSL symmetric DSL SDT structured data transfer SDU service data unit SE shared explicit style SECBR severely errored cell block ratio SEG-SSCS segmentation and reassembly SSCS SEL selector SID silence insertion description SL signaling link SNR signal-to-noise ratio SOA semiconductor optical amplifier SOH section overhead SONET synchronous optical network SP signaling point SPE synchronous payload envelope SRLG shared risk link group SRTS synchronous residual time stamp SS6 signaling system no. 6 SS7 signaling system no. 7 SSADT service-specific assured data transfer sublayer SSCF service-specific connection function SSCOP service-specific connection oriented protocol SSCS service-specific convergence sublayer SSMF standard single-mode fiber SSSAR service-specific segmentation and reassembly sublayer SSTED service-specific transmission error detection sublayer STF start field STM synchronous transfer mode STP signaling transfer point STS synchronous transport signal SVC switched virtual connection or switched virtual circuit
Computer Networking Acronyms TAW to xDSL
TAW tell and wait TC transmission convergence sublayer TCAP transaction capabilities application part TE terminal equipment TG trunk group tHEC type head error control TLV type-length-value TNA transport network administrative TNE terminal network element TOH transport overhead TS throughput sensitive service TTL time to live TUP telephone user part UBR unspecified bit rate UGS unsolicited grant service ULSR unidirectional line switched ring UNI user network interface UPI user payload identifier UPSR unidirectional path switched ring USG-AD unsolicited grant service with activity detection UUI user-to-user indication VCC virtual channel connection VCEL vertical cavity surface emitting laser VCI virtual channel identifier VDSL very high data rate DSL VoIP voice over IP VoMPLS voice over MPLS VPI virtual path identifier VPN virtual private networks VPC virtual path connections VTG virtual tributary group WAN wide area networks WDM wavelength division multiplexing WF wildcard-filter style xDSL x-type digital subscriber line
