Acronyms for Recent IOS Features

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Acronyms for Recent IOS Features


AAA
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
ABR
Available Bit Rate
ACE
Access Control Entry
ACL
Access Control List
AF
Assured Forwarding
AFI
Address Family Information
AH
Authentication Header
AMPS
Advanced Mobile Phone Service
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
AS
Access Servers
AS
Autonomous System
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASN
Auxiliary Signal Network
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Bc
Committed Burst
BECN
Backwards Explicit Congestion Notification
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
CA
Certificate Authority
CAC
Call Admission Control
CAIDA
Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis
CAR
Committed Access Rate
CBAC
Context-Based Access Control
CBR
Constant Bit Rate
CBWFQ
Class Based Weighted Fair Queuing
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
CDN
Call Disconnect Notification
CDP
Cisco Discovery Protocol
CDPD
Cellular Digital Packet Data
CEF
Cisco Express Forwarding
CELP
Compressed Encoding for Linear Prediction
CEPT
Conference of European Posts and Telegraphs
CEs
Customer Edges
CET
Cisco Encryption Technology
CFB
Cipher Feed Back
CGMP
Cisco Group Membership Protocol
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CIR
Committed Information Rate
Cisco IOS
Cisco Internet Operating System
CLI
Command Line Interface
CLID
Caller Line Identification
CLP
Cell Loss Priority
CLV
Code/Length/Value
CMPC
Cisco Multi-Path Channel
CoS
Class of Service
CQ
Custom Queuing
CRL
Certificate Revocation List
CRM
Cisco Resource Manager
C-RP
Candidate RP
cRTP
Compressed Real-Time Transport Protocol
CSA
Compression Service Adapter
CSIS
Cisco Secure Integrated Software
CV-WEB
CiscoView Web
DCAR
Distributed CAR
DCE
Data Communications Equipment
dCEF
Distributed Cisco Express Forwarding
DCIINS
Deploying Cisco IOS Intelligent Network Services
dcRTP
Distributed Compressed RTP
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
DDR
Dial-on-Demand Routing
DE
Discard Eligible
DES
Data Encryption Standard
DH
Diffie-Hellman algorithm
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DLCI
Data-Link Connection Identifier
DLR
Designated Local Retransmitter
DNIS
Dialed Number Identification Service
DNS
Domain Name System
DoS
Denial of Service
DR
Designated Router
DSBM
Designated Subnetwork Bandwidth Manager
DSCP
Differentiated Services Code Point
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
DSS
Digital Signature Standard
DTE
Data Terminating Equipment
DTS
Distributed Traffic Shaping
DUN
Microsoft Dial-Up Networking
dWFQ
Distributed Weighted Fair Queuing
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
EF
Expedited Forwarding
EIGRP
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
E-LSR
Edge Label Switch Router
ESP
Encapsulating Security Payload
ESP
Extended Services Processor
FA
Foreign Agent
FBWFQ
Flow-Based Weighted Fair Queuing
FECN
Forward Explicit Congestion Notification
FIFO
First-In, First-Out
FRED
Flow WRED
FRED
Flow Random Early Detection
FRF
Frame Relay Fragmentation
FRTS
Frame-Relay Traffic Shaping
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
GARP
Generic Attribute Registration Protocol
GGSN
GPRS Gateway Support Node
GMRP
GARP Multicast Registration Protocol
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
GSR
Gigabit Switch Router
GTS
Generic Traffic Shaping
GUI
Graphical User Interface
HA
Home Agent
HDLC
High-Level Data Link Control
HGW
Home Gateway
HMAC
Hash Message Authentication Code
HPR
High Performance Routing
HSCSD
High Speed Circuit Switched Data
IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
IGMP
Internet Group Membership Protocol
IGP
Interior Gateway Protocol
IKE
Internet Key Exchange
IOS
Internetworking Operating System
IP
Internet Protocol
IPH
IP Header
IPM
Internetwork Performance Monitor
IPmc
IP Multicast
IPSec
IP Security
IPX
Internetwork Packet Exchange
IRDP
ICMP Router Discovery Protocol
IS
Integrated Software
ISA
Industry-Standard Architecture
ISDN
Integrated Service Digital Network
IS-IS
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System
ISL
Inter-Switch Link
ISL/VLAN
Inter-Switch Link/Virtual LAN
ISP
Internet Service Provider
ITU
International Telecommunications Union (formerly known as CCITT)
Kerberos
Developing standard for authenticating network users. Kerberos offers two key benefits: it functions in a multivendor network, and it does not transmit passwords over the network
L2F
Layer 2 Forwarding
L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
LAC
L2TP Access Concentrator
LAPB
Link Access Procedure, Balanced
LC
Line Card
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDP
Label Distribution Protocol
LFI
Link Fragmentation and Interleaving
LFIB
Label Forwarding Information Base
LLC
Logical Link Control
LLQ
Low Latency Queuing
LMDS
Local Multipoint Distribution System
LNS
L2TP Network Server
LSAs
Link State Advertisements
LSC
Label Switch Controller
LSP
Label-Switched Path
LSR
Label Switching Router
LVC
Label Virtual Circuit
MAC
Media Access Control
MBGP
Multiprotocol BGP
MD5
Message Digest 5
MDA
Message-Digest Algorithm
MDSS
Multicast Distributed Switching Services
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
MIPS
MultiChannel Interface Processor
MLP
Multilink PPP
MLPPP
Multilink Point-to-Point Protocol
MLS
Multi-layer Switching
MLSP
Multilayer Switching Protocol
MMDS
Microwave Multipoint Distribution System
MMLPPP
Multichassis Multilink Point-to-Point Protocol
MMLS
Multicast MLS
MMLS-RP
Multicast MLS-Route Processor
MMLS-SE
Multicast MLS-Switch Engine
MN
Mobile Node
MPLS
MultiProtocol Label Switching
MPOA
MultiProtocol Over ATM
MPPC
Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression
MPPE
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption
MQC
Modular QoS CLI
MRIB
Multicast Routing Information Base
MRM
Multicast Routing Monitor
MSDP
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
MUX
Multiplexing Device
NAKs
Negative Acknowledgments
NAS
Network Access Server
NAT
Network Address Translation
NBAR
Network-Based Application Recognition
NBMA
Nonbroadcast Multiaccess
NCF
NAK Confirmations
NFS
Network File System
NLRI
Network Layer Reachability Information
NPR
NetFlow Policy Routing
NRP
Node Route Processor
NTP
Network Time Protocol
OCCN
Outgoing Call Connected
OCRP
Outgoing Call RePly
ODR
On-Demand Routing
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
OTP
One Time Passwords
PA
Port Adapter (7x00 series)
PAC
PPTP Access Concentrator
PAD
Packet Assembler/Disassembler
PAM
Port to Application Mapping
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
PBR
Policy-Based Routing
PCS
Personal Communications Services
PDL
Packet Description Language
PDU
Protocol Data Unit
PEs
Provider Edges
PFS
Perfect Forward Secrecy
PGM
Pragmatic General Multicast
PIM
Protocol-Independent Multicast
PIM-DM
PIM Dense Mode
PIM-SM
PIM Sparse Mode
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
PNS
PPTP Network Server
POP
Point of Presence
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PPPoE
PPP over Ethernet
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PQ
Priority Queuing
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit or Connection
QDM
QoS Device Manager
QoS
Quality of Service
QPM
QoS Policy Manager
QPPB
QoS Policy Propagation with BGP feature
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RD
Route Distinguisher
RDT
Real Data Transport
RED
Random Early Detection
RFCs
Request for Comments
RIB
Routing Information Base
RME
Resource Manager Essentials
RPC
Remote Procedure Call
RPF
Reverse Path Forwarding
RPs
Rendezvous Points
RSA
Rivest, Shamir and Adelman (Encryption standard creators)
RSP
Route Switch Processor
RSVP
Resource Reservation Protocol
RTCP
Real-Time Control Protocol
RTFM
Realtime Traffic Flow Measurement
RTP
Real-Time Protocol
RTR
Response Time Reporter
RTSP
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
SA
Security Association
SA
Source Active (message)
SAA
Service Assurance Agent
SADB
Security Association Database
SBM
Subnetwork Bandwidth Manager
SE
Switching Engine
SGSN
GPRS Serving Support Node
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
SLA
Service-Level Agreement
SLAM
Service Level Manager
SM
Sparse-Mode
SMDS
Switched Multimegabit Data Service
SMIL
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
SNA
Systems Network Architecture
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SP
Service Provider
SPDB
Security Parameter Databases
SPI
Security Parameter Index
SPMs
Source Path Messages
SPT
Shortest Path Tree
SQN
Sequence Number
SS7
System Signalling 7
SVC
Switched Virtual Circuit
TACACS+
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus
TAPE
Telephony Applications Programming Interface
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
TDM
Time-Division Multiplexing
TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access
TDP
Tag Distribution Protocol
TED
Tunnel Endpoint Discovery
TFIB
Tag Forwarding Information Base
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TIB
Tag Information Base
TLV
Type/Length/Values
TMS
Traffic Matrix Statistics
ToS
Type of Service
TR
Test Receiver
TS
Test Source/Sender
TSC
Tag Switch Controller
TSI
Transport Session Identifier
TSP
Tag Switch Protocol
TTL
Time To Live
TVC
Tag Virtual Circuit
UBR
Unspecified Bit Rate
UBR
Uncommitted Bit Rate
UBR
Universal Broadband Router
UDLR
Uni-Directional Link Routing
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
UNII
Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure
VBR
Variable Bit Rate
VCs
Virtual Circuits
VIP
Versatile Interface Processor
VLSM
Variable-Length Subnet Mask
VoIP
Voice over IP
VoX
Voice over X (X is ATM, Frame, IP, DSL, etc.)
VPDN
Virtual Private Dialup Network
VPI/VCI
Virtual Path Identifier/Virtual Channel Identifier
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VRF
VPN Routing/Forwarding Instance
VSI
Virtual Switch Interface
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol
WCCPv2
Web Cache Control Protocol
WEPD
Weighted Early Packet Discard
WFQ
Weighted Fair Queueing
WRED
Weighted Random Early Detection
WWW
World Wide Web
XmplsATM
Extended MPLS ATM port
XTag ATM
Extended Tag ATM port