S.No. | Short Form | Full Form | Country | Popularity |
1 |
ADN |
Application Delivery Network |
Worldwide |
|
2 |
ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
Worldwide |
|
3 |
DDNS |
Dynamic Domain Name Service |
Worldwide |
|
4 |
DNS |
Domain Name System |
Worldwide |
|
5 |
DMZ |
DeMilitarized Zone |
Worldwide |
|
6 |
MAC |
Media Access Control |
Worldwide |
|
7 |
MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
Worldwide |
|
8 |
NAS |
Network-Attached Storage |
Worldwide |
|
9 |
NIC |
Network Interface Card |
Worldwide |
|
10 |
OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection |
Worldwide |
|
11 |
PAN |
Personal Area Network |
Worldwide |
|
12 |
PDC |
Primary Domain Controller |
Worldwide |
|
13 |
SAN |
Storage Area Network |
Worldwide |
|
14 |
VCI |
Virtual Channel Identifier |
Worldwide |
|
15 |
VIC |
Voice Interface Card |
Worldwide |
|
16 |
VPI |
Virtual Path Identifier |
Worldwide |
|
17 |
WAN |
Wide Area Network |
Worldwide |
|
18 |
Modem |
MODulator - DEModulator |
Worldwide |
|
19 |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
Worldwide |
|
20 |
NIA |
Network Interface Adapter |
Worldwide |
|
21 |
ARPANET |
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network |
Worldwide |
|
22 |
NSFNET |
National Science Foundation Network |
Worldwide |
|
23 |
BPL |
Broadband over power line |
Worldwide |
|
24 |
TTL |
Time to live |
Worldwide |
|
25 |
PING |
Packet Internet Gopher |
Worldwide |
|
26 |
IMP |
Interface Message Processor |
Worldwide |
|
27 |
CE |
Customer Edge |
Worldwide |
|
28 |
MTU |
Maximum Transmission Unit |
Worldwide |
|
29 |
NASS |
Network Attachment Subsystem |
Worldwide |
|
30 |
SAP |
Service Access Point |
Worldwide |
|
31 |
CNR |
Cisco Network Registrar |
Worldwide |
|
32 |
CNA |
Certified Novell Administrator |
Worldwide |
|
33 |
CNA |
Cisco Networking Academy |
Worldwide |
|
34 |
DTS |
Distributed Traffic Shaping |
Worldwide |
|
35 |
LOM |
Lights-out Management |
Worldwide |
|
36 |
MSF |
Multiservice Switching Forum |
Worldwide |
|
37 |
RPF |
Reverse path forwarding |
Worldwide |
|
38 |
WiFi |
Wireless Fidelity |
Worldwide |
|
39 |
STP |
Shielded Twisted Pair |
Worldwide |
|
40 |
ARCnet |
Attached Resource Computer network |
Worldwide |
|
41 |
PVC |
Permanent Virtual Circuit |
Worldwide |
|
42 |
PCS |
Physical Coding Sublayer |
Worldwide |
|
43 |
CTS |
Clear To Send |
Worldwide |
|
44 |
SDM |
Security Device Manager |
Worldwide |
|
45 |
CMM |
Communication Media Module |
Worldwide |
|
46 |
DMS |
Digital Multiplex System |
Worldwide |
|
47 |
RREQ |
Route Request |
Worldwide |
|
48 |
RREP |
Route Reply |
Worldwide |
|
49 |
NPS |
Network Planning Solution |
Worldwide |
|
50 |
VLSM |
Variable Length Subnet Mask |
Worldwide |
|
51 |
MEN |
Metro Ethernet Network |
Worldwide |
|
52 |
DAD |
Duplicate Address Detection |
Worldwide |
|
53 |
RAS |
Remote Access Services |
Worldwide |
|
54 |
NPE |
Network Processing Engine |
Worldwide |
|
55 |
QoS |
Quality of Service |
Worldwide |
|
56 |
SFTP |
Screened Foiled Twisted Pair |
Worldwide |
|
57 |
EEG |
Enterprise Encryption Gateway |
Worldwide |
|
58 |
PE |
Provider Edge router |
Worldwide |
|
59 |
P2P |
Peer-to-Peer |
Worldwide |
|
60 |
NetBIOS |
Network Basic Input/Output System |
Worldwide |
|
61 |
NSAP |
Network Service Access Point |
Worldwide |
|
62 |
MIR |
Maximum Information Rate |
Worldwide |
|
63 |
WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Network |
Worldwide |
|
64 |
IOS |
Internetwork Operating System |
Worldwide |
|
65 |
BPDU |
Bridge Protocol Data Unit |
Worldwide |
|
66 |
SONET |
Synchronous Optical Network |
Worldwide |
|
67 |
SSID |
Service Set Identifier |
Worldwide |
|
68 |
Cat6 |
Category 6 cable |
Worldwide |
|
69 |
CDSL |
Consumer Digital Subscriber Line |
Worldwide |
|
70 |
MAU |
Media Access Unit |
Worldwide |
|
71 |
CPM |
Clique Percolation Method |
Worldwide |
|
72 |
SSI |
Single System Image |
Worldwide |
|
73 |
VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
Worldwide |
|
74 |
PCI |
Protocol Control Information |
Worldwide |
|
75 |
NMS |
Network Management System |
Worldwide |
|
76 |
SWAN |
Structured Wireless Aware Network |
Worldwide |
|
77 |
RPSL |
Routing Policy Specification Language |
Worldwide |
|
78 |
SC |
Subscriber Connector |
Worldwide |
|
79 |
ASA |
Adaptive Security Appliance |
Worldwide |
|
80 |
MSAU |
Multi-Station Access Unit |
Worldwide |
|
81 |
PoE |
Power over Ethernet |
Worldwide |
|
82 |
AS |
Autonomous System |
Worldwide |
|
83 |
EEE |
Energy-Efficient Ethernet |
Worldwide |
|
84 |
RAT |
Router Audit Tool |
Worldwide |
|
85 |
LLC |
Logical Link Control |
Worldwide |
|
86 |
NPC |
Network Parameter Control |
Worldwide |
|
87 |
FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
Worldwide |
|
88 |
CAR |
Committed Access Rate |
Worldwide |
|
89 |
PHY |
Physical Layer |
Worldwide |
|
90 |
ESS |
Extended Service Set |
Worldwide |
|
91 |
TP |
Twisted Pair |
Worldwide |
|
92 |
CIR |
Committed Information Rate |
Worldwide |
|
93 |
BDR |
Backup Designated Router |
Worldwide |
|
94 |
CAN |
Campus Area Network |
Worldwide |
|
95 |
RON |
Resilient Overlay Network |
Worldwide |
|
96 |
LB |
Leaky Bucket |
Worldwide |
|
97 |
VLAN |
Virtual Local Area Network |
Worldwide |
|
98 |
APIC |
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller |
Worldwide |
|
99 |
SYNC |
Scheduling Your Network Connections |
Worldwide |
|
100 |
VIA |
Virtual Interface Architecture |
Worldwide |
|
101 |
SES |
SecureEasySetup |
Worldwide |
|
102 |
TTE |
Time-Triggered Ethernet |
Worldwide |
|
103 |
IIN |
Intelligent Information Network |
Worldwide |
|
104 |
DC |
Domain controller |
Worldwide |
|
105 |
AP |
Access Point |
Worldwide |
|
106 |
VC |
Virtual Circuit |
Worldwide |
|
107 |
BSSID |
Basic Service Set Identifier |
Worldwide |
|
108 |
ROAS |
Router On A Stick |
Worldwide |
|
109 |
RIB |
Routing Information Base |
Worldwide |
|
110 |
NAC |
Network Access Control |
Worldwide |
|
111 |
NAC |
Network Admission Control |
Worldwide |
|