IPNA - Index of Terms

to be extended ...

AAA
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
AAL
ATM Adaptation Layer (link layer protocol)
ACELP
Algebraic Code Excited Linear Prediction (audio coding)
ACF
Admission Confirm (H.323 telephony)
ACK
Acknowledgement (transport layer)
ACM
Association of Computing Machinery (US institution)
ADPCM
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (audio coding)
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (physical layer technology for residential access)
AF
Assured Forwarding (DS class)
AH
Authentication Header (security)
ANSI
American National Standards Institute (US institution)
API
Application Program Interface
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol (subnetwork layer)
ARPA
Advance Research Projects Agency (US institution)
ARQ
Automatic Repeat Request (link layer protocols)
ARQ
Admission Request (H.323 telephony)
AS
Autonomous System (routing)
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (character encoding)
ASN
Abstract Syntax Notation (for SNMP)
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (switching technology)
AUI
Attachment Unit Interface (Ethernet)
BBN
Bolt, Beranek and Newman (company)
BCF
Bandwidth Change Confirm (H.323 telephony)
BE
Best Effort (QoS)
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
BIND
Berkeley Internet Name Daemon (DNS software)
BNC
Bayonet Nut Couplers (Ethernet)
BRQ
Bandwidth Change Request (H.323 telephony)
BSSGP
Base Station System GPRS Protocol (GSM data service)
CCITT
old name for ITU-T
CDF
Complementary Distribution Function (mathematics)
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access (physical layer technology)
CELP
Code Excited Linear Prediction (audio coding)
CGI
Common Gateway Interface (Web)
CIDR
Classless Inter Domain Routing (network layer addressing and routing scheme)
CL
Connectionless
CNAME
Canonical Name (DNS resource record type)
CO
Connection Oriented
COPS
Common Open Policy Service (IP QoS)
CPU
Central Processing Unit (Computer Architecture)
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRLF
Carriage Return and Line Feed (two ASCII characters)
CS
Circuit Switching
CS-CELP
Conjugate Structure Code Excited Linear Prediction (audio coding)
CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection (LAN: Ethernet)
CWND
Congestion Window (TCP)
DARPA
Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (US institution)
DCF
Disengage Confirm (H.323 telephony)
DCT
Discrete Cosine Transform (audio coding)
DEC
Digital Equipment Corporation (US company)
DES
Data Encryption Standard (security)
DF
Don't Fragment (IP header flag)
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (application layer protocol)
DNS
Domain Name System (application layer protocol)
DoD
Department of Defense (US institution)
DoS
Denial of Service (security)
DQDB
Distributed Queue Dual Bus (MAC protocol)
DRQ
Disengage Request (H.323 telephony)
DS
Differentiated Services (QoS technology)
DSA
Digital Signature Algorithm (security)
DSCP
Differentiated Services Codepoint (IP header field: TOS)
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line (physical layer technology)
DSP
Digital Signal Processor
DSTM
Dual Stack Transition Mechanism (IPv6)
dupACK
duplicate Acknowledgement (TCP)
EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (character encoding)
ECN
Explicit Congestion Notification (TCP)
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange (document exchange standard)
EF
Expedited Forwarding (DS class)
EFSM
Extended Finite State Machine (description formalism)
EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
EOF
End of File
EOR
End of Record
ESP
Encapsulated Security Payload (security)
EUI
End User Interface (addressing)
FCS
Frame Check Sequence (Ethernet)
FDM
Frequency Division Multiplex (physical layer)
FEC
Forward Error Correction (physical layer)
FEC
Forward Equivalence Class (MPLS)
FFT
Fast Fourier Transform (audio coding)
FIFO
First In First Out (service strategy for buffers)
FIN
Final (TCP connection release)
FR
Frame Relay (link layer technology)
FSM
Finite State Machine (description formalism)
FTAM
File Transfer Access and Management (ISO standard like FTP)
FTP
File Transfer Protocol (application layer protocol)
GCF
Gatekeeper Confirm (H.323 telephony)
GCRA
Generic Cell Rate Algorithm (Integrated Services)
GGSN
Gateway GPRS Support Node (GSM network architecture)
GoS
Grade of Service (see QoS)
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service (data service in mobile networks)
GRQ
Gatekeeper Request (H.323 telephony)
GSM
Global Standard for Mobile Communication
GTP
GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GSM data service)
HDLC
High-level Data Link Control (link layer protocol)
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (application layer protocol)
IAB
Internet Advisory Board (institution)
IAC
Interpret as Control (telnet command)
IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Agency (institution)
ICANN
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (institution)
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol (network layer)
ID
Identifier
IDEA
International Data Encryption Algorithm (security)
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (institution)
IESG
Internet Engineering Steering Group (institution)
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force (institution)
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol (for multicast)
IGP
Interior Gateway Protocol (routing protocol)
IHL
Internet Header Length (IP header field)
IKE
Internet Key Exchange (security)
IKMP
Internet Key Management Protocol (security)
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol (application layer protocol)
IP
Internet Protocol (network layer protocol)
IPnG
next generation IP
IPR
Intellectual Property Right (patents etc)
IPSP
IP Security Protocol (security)
IPX
Internet Packet Exchange (network layer protocol)
IRTF
Internet Research Task Force (institution)
ISAKMP
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (security)
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network (digital telephone network)
ISN
Initial Sequence Number (TCP connection set-up)
ISO
International Organisation for Standardisation (institution)
ISP
Internet Service Provider (IP network operator)
ISTF
Internet Societal Task Force (institution)
ITU
International Telecommunications Union (institution)
KDC
Key Distribution Centre (security)
KISS
keep it simple and stupid (design principle)
LAN
Local Area Network
LAT
Local Access Terminal / Local Area Transport (DEC protocol)
LCP
Link Control Protocol (PPP)
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (application layer protocol)
LDP
Label Distribution Protocol (MPLS)
LLC
Logical Link Control (link layer)
LSP
Label Switched Path (MPLS)
MAC
Media Access Control (link layer)
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
MBONE
Multicast Backbone (infrastructure)
MBZ
Must be zero
MD5
Message Digest (security)
MF
More Fragments (IP header field)
MGC
Media Gateway Controller (IP telephony)
MGCP
Media Gateway Control Protocol (IP telephony)
MIB
Management Information Base (network management)
MIME
Multimedia Internet Mail Extensions (e-mail)
MIPS
Million Instructions per Second
MLQ
Maximum Likelihood Quantization (audio coding)
mod
modulo (mathematics)
MOS
Mean Opinion Score (assessment of audio coding quality)
MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching (network/link layer)
MP-MLQ
Multi Pulse Maximum Likelihood Quantization (audio coding)
MSC
Message Sequence Chart (description formalism)
MSL
Maximum Segment Lifetime (TCP)
MSS
Maximum Segment Size (TCP)
MTP
Message Transfer Part (SS7)
MTU
Maximum Transfer Unit (max. payload size in link layer frame)
MX
Mail Exchanger (DNS resource record type)
NACK
Negative Acknowledgement (see TCP section)
NAS
Network Access Server (dial-up network access)
NAT
Network Address Translation (network layer)
NCP
Network Control Protocol (PPP)
ND
Neighbor Discovery (IPv6)
NFS
Network File System (application layer protocol)
NHRP
Next Hop Resolution Protocol (for IP over ATM)
NLA
Next Level Aggregation (IPv6 addressing)
NNTP
Network News Transfer Protocol (application layer protocol)
NSAP
Network Service Access Point (ISO network layer address)
NTP
Network Time Protocol (application layer protocol)
NVT
Network Virtual Terminal (application layer abstraction)
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection (communications standard)
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First (routing protocol)
OUI
Organizationally Unique Identifier (Ethernet Addresses)
PAD
Packet Assembly and Disassembly (ISO telnet gateways)
PBX
Private Branch Exchange (telephony)
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation (audio coding)
PDP
Policy Decision Point (IP QoS)
PDU
Protocol Data Unit (protocols)
PGP
Pretty Good Privacy (security)
PHB
Per Hop Behavior (DS specification)
PHY
Physical Layer (OSI reference model)
PoP
Point of Presence (network architecture)
POP
Post Office Protocol (application layer protocol)
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service (non-IP telephony)
PPP
Point to Point Protocol (link layer protocol)
PS
Packet Switching
PS
Processor Sharing (theoretical processor service discipline)
QoS
Quality of Service
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (AAA protocol)
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (subnetwork layer)
RAS
Remote Access Service (dial-up network access)
RAS
Registration, Admission and Status (IP telephony)
RCF
Registration Confirm (H.323 telephony)
RED
Random Early Detection (RED)
RFC
Request for Comments (IETF standard)
RIP
Routing Information Protocol (routing protocol)
RLA
Remote LAN Access (access to private networks)
RLC
Radio Link Control (GSM data service)
ROADS
Running out of address space (IP version 4 problem)
ROHC
Robust Header Compression (IETF working group)
RPC
Remote Procedure Call (application layer protocol framework)
RRQ
Registration Request (H.323 telephony)
RSA
Rivest, Shamir and Adelman (security)
rsh
remote shell (Unix application)
RST
Reset (TCP connection abort)
RSVP
Resource Reservation Protocol (network layer signalling for IP)
RTCP
Real Time Transport Control Protocol (transport protocol in application layer)
RTP
Real Time Transport Protocol (transport protocol in application layer)
RTT
Round Trip Time (TCP)
SACK
Selective Acknowledgement (TCP)
SAP
Service Access Point (OSI term)
SAR
Segmentation and Reassembly (link layer)
SCTP
Stream Control Transmission Protocol (transport layer protocol)
SGSN
Serving GPRS Support Node (GSM network architecture)
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm (security)
SIIT
Stateless IP/ICMP Translation (IPv6)
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol (IP telephony)
SLA
Service Level Agreement (contract between ISP and user)
SLA
Site Level Aggregation (IPv6 addressing)
SLIP
Serial Line IP (link layer protocol)
SLS
Service Level Specification (part of an SLA)
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (application layer protocol)
SNAP
Subnetwork Access Protocol (link layer protocol)
SNDCP
Subnetwork Dependent Convergence Protocol (GSM data service)
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (application layer protocol)
SOA
Start of Authority (DNS resource record type)
SPF
Shortest Path First (routing)
SS7
CCITT/ITU Signalling System number 7 (telephony)
SSL
Secure Socket Layer (security)
SSTHRESH
Slow Start Threshold (TCP congestion control)
SWS
Silly Window Syndrome (TCP flow control)
SYN
Synchronize Sequence Numbers (TCP Connection Set-Up)
TCB
TCP Control Block (TCP implementation)
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol (transport layer protocol)
TDM
Time Division Multiplex (physical layer technology)
TE
Traffic Engineering
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (application layer protocol)
TLA
Top Level Aggregation (IPv6)
TLD
Top Level Domain (DNS naming)
TLS
Transport Layer Security (security)
TLV
Type, Length, Value (transfer encoding)
TO
Timeout
TOS
Type of Service (IP header field)
TP
Twisted Pair (Ethernet cabling)
TTL
Time to Live (IP header field)
UAC
User Agent Client (SIP telephony)
UDP
User Datagram Protocol (transport layer protocol)
URG
Urgent (TCP control bit)
URI
Uniform Resource Identifier (HTTP naming)
URL
Uniform Resource Locator (HTTP naming)
US
United States (of America)
VAR
Variance (mathematics)
VoIP
Voice over IP (technology)
VPN
Virtual Private Network (network architecture)
VT
Virtual Terminal (application layer abstraction)
WAIS
Wide Area Information Service (application and server infrastructure)
WAN
Wide Area Network
WDM
Wavelength Division Multiplex (physical layer technology)
WWW
World Wide Web
XDR
External Data Representation (for NFS)
xDSL
(different DSL technologies)