NSF
National Science Foundation
NSFNET
National Science Foundation
Network
NVT
network virtual terminal
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection
OSPF
open shortest path first
PGP
Pretty Good Privacy
PIM
Protocol Independent
Multicast
PIM-DM
Protocol Independent Multicast,
Dense Mode
PIM-SM
Protocol Independent Multicast,
Sparse Mode
PING
Packet Internet Groper
PKI
public-key infrastructure
POP
Post Office Protocol
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PQDN
partially qualified domain
name
RACE
Research in Advanced
Communications for Europe
RADSL
rate adaptive asymmetrical digital
subscriber line
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution
Protocol
RFC
Request for Comment
RIP
Routing Information Protocol
ROM
read-only memory
RPB
reverse path broadcasting
RPF
reverse path forwarding
RPM
reverse path multicasting
RSA
Rivest, Shamir, Adelman
RTCP
Real-time Transport Control
Protocol
RTP
Real-time Transport Protocol
RTSP
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
RTT
round-trip time
S/MIME
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail
Extension
SA
security association
SAD
Security Association Database
SCTP
Stream Control Transmission
Protocol
SDH
synchronous digital hierarchy
SDSL
symmetric digital subscriber
line
SFD
start frame delimiter
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
SI
stream identifier
SKEME
Secure Key Exchange
Mechanism
SMI Structure of Management
Information
SNMP Simple Network Management
Protocol
SONET Synchronous Optical Network
SP Security Policy
SPD Security Policy Database
SSH secure shell
SSL Secure Sockets Layer
SSN stream sequence number
SVC switched virtual circuit
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol
TELNET Terminal Network
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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