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CISSP Acronyms
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 3
06/29/2010

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Term
AAAAC or A4C
Definition
Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, Auditing and Charging
Term
AAC
Definition
Authorization and Access Control
Term
AAL
Definition
Authentication Assurance Level
Term
AARP
Definition
Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol
Term
ABEND
Definition
ABnormal END
Term
AC
Definition
Access Concentrator
Term
AC
Definition
Access Control
Term
ACID
Definition
Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases
Term
ACRONYM
Definition
Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding Meaning
or
Abbreviation by CROping Names that Yield Meaning
Term
ADAPT
Definition
Architecture Design, Analysis, and Planning Tool
Term
ADLC
Definition
Asynchronous Data Link Control
Term
ADSL
Definition
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Term
AES
Definition
Advanced Encryption Standard
Term
AFR
Definition
Annualized Failure Rate
Term
AFT
Definition
Authenticated Firewall Traversal
Term
AH [IP]
Definition
Authentication Header
Term
AIP
Definition
ATM Interface Processor
Term
AKI or AKID
Definition
Authority Key Identifier
Term
ALC (ATM)
Definition
Adaptation Layer Controller
Term
ALM
Definition
Asynchronous Line Multiplexer
or
Asynchronous Line Module
or
Application Life cycle Management
Term
AM
Definition
Asynchronous Mode
Term
AN
Definition
Alternating Networks
or
Access Node
Term
ARP
Definition
Address Resolution Protocol
Term
ARQ
Definition
Automatic Re-transmission reQuest
Term
AS
Definition
Authentication Service
Term
ASBR
Definition
Autonomous System Border / Boundary Router
Term
ASCI
Definition
Agent to Server Communication Interval
Term
ASI
Definition
Adapter Support Interface
Term
ASK
Definition
Amplitude Shift Keying
Term
ASSIST
Definition
Automated Special Security Information System Terminal (Mil., USA)
Term
ATC
Definition
Automatic Transmission Control
or
Address Translation Controller (ATM)
Term
ATDMA
Definition
Asynchronous Time Division Multiple Access
Term
ATE
Definition
ATM Terminating Equipment
Term
ATM
Definition
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
or
Automatic Teller Machine
Term
ATMARP
Definition
ATM Address Resolution Protocol
Term
ATN
Definition
Augmented Transition Network
Term
BGP
Definition
Boarder Gateway Protocol
Term
BPS
Definition
Bits Per Second
Term
CAT
Definition
Common Authentication Technology
Term
CBK
Definition
Common Book of Knowledge
Term
CDMA
Definition
Code Division Multiple Access
Term
CIA
Definition
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
Term
CISSP
Definition
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Term
CPS
Definition
Characters per Second
Term
CR-LDP
Definition
constraint-based LDP
Term
CSMA
Definition
Carrier Sense Multiple Access
Term
CSMA/CD
Definition
Carrier Sense Muliple Access/Collision Detect
Term
DDOS
Definition
Distributed Denial of Service
Term
DHCP
Definition
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Term
DMZ
Definition
DeMilitarized Zone
Term
DNS
Definition
Domain Name Server
Term
DOS
Definition
Denial of Service
Term
DSL
Definition
Digital Subscriber Line
Term
DSSS
Definition
Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum
Term
FDDI
Definition
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Term
FDMA
Definition
Frequency Division Multiple Access
Term
FHSS
Definition
Freqency Hopping Spread Spectrum
Term
FTP
Definition
File Transfer Protocol
Term
GSM
Definition
Global Service Mobile
Term
HTTP
Definition
HyperText Transfer Protocol
Term
HTTPS
Definition
HyperText Transfer Protocol [SSL] Secured
Term
ICMP
Definition
Internet Control Message Protocol
Term
IDS
Definition
Intrusion Detection System
Term
IGMP
Definition
Internet Group Management Protocol
Term
IMSI
Definition
International Mobile Subscriber Identifier
Term
ISDN
Definition
Integrated Services Digital Network
Term
ISMS
Definition
Information Security Management System
Term
LAN
Definition
Local Area Network
Term
LDP LSR (Label Switched Router)
Definition
Label Distribution Protocol
Term
LSP
Definition
Label Switched Path
Term
LSR
Definition
Label Switched Router
Term
MAN
Definition
Metropolitan Area Network
Term
MPLS
Definition
MultiProtocol Label Switching
Term
NFS
Definition
Network File System
Term
NIC
Definition
Network Interface Card
Term
OFDM
Definition
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
Term
OSA
Definition
Open System Authentication
Term
OSI
Definition
Open Standards Institue
Term
OSI Reference MODEL Level 1
Definition
Physical Layer
Term
OSI Reference MODEL Level 2
Definition
Data Link Layer
Term
OSI Reference MODEL Level 3
Definition
Network Layer
Term
OSI Reference MODEL Level 4
Definition
Transport Layer
Term
OSI Reference MODEL Level 5
Definition
Session Level
Term
OSI Reference MODEL Level 6
Definition
Presentation Layer
Term
OSI Reference MODEL Level 7
Definition
Application Layer
Term
OSPF
Definition
Open Shortest Path first
Term
P2P
Definition
Peer to Peer protocol
Term
POTS
Definition
Plain Old Telephone Service
Term
PPP
Definition
Point to Point Protocol
Term
PSTN
Definition
Public Switched Telephone Network
Term
PVC
Definition
Permanent Virtual Circuits
Term
RFC
Definition
Request for Change
Term
RFC
Definition
Requst for Comments
Term
RIP
Definition
Routing Information Protocol
Term
RPC
Definition
Remote Process Call
Term
RSVP-TE
Definition
traffic extension
Term
S-HTTP
Definition
Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol
Term
SDL
Definition
Synchronous Data Link
Term
SEM/SEIM
Definition
Security Event Management/Security Event and Incident Management
Term
SIM
Definition
Security Identity Module
Term
SIS
Definition
Security Intelligence Systems
Term
SMTP
Definition
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Term
SPF
Definition
Sender Policy Framework
Term
SQL
Definition
Structured Query Language
Term
STP
Definition
Shielded Twisted Pair (Wire)
Term
SVC
Definition
Switched Virtual Circuits
Term
TCP/IP
Definition
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Packets and Datagrams
Term
TDMA
Definition
Time Division Multiple Access
Term
UDP
Definition
User Datagram Protocol
Term
UMTS
Definition
Universal Mobile Telephony Service
Term
UTP
Definition
Unshielded Twisted Pair (Wire)
Term
VOIP
Definition
Voice Over Internet Protocol
Term
WAN
Definition
Wide Area Network
Term
WDM
Definition
Wavelength Division Multiplexing
Term
SSID
Definition
Service set identifier
Term
WEP
Definition
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Term
EoS
Definition
Ethernet over SONET/SDH
Term
Pos
Definition
Packet over SONET/SDH
Term
SNAP
Definition
Sub Network Access Protocol
Term
MAN
Definition
Metropolitan Area Network
Term
IEEE 802.3 10base5
Definition
Thick Coaxial Cable
Term
TDM
Definition
Time Division Muliplexing
Term
DOCSIS
Definition
Data Over Cable System Interface Specification
Term
DSL
Definition
Digital Subscribe Line
Term
VPLS
Definition
Virtual Privat Lan Service
Term
HVPS
Definition
Hierarchical Virtual Private Lan Service
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