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== L ==
=== A ===
* '''AP''' - Asia Pacific
 
=== B ===
* '''BGP''' - Border Gateway Protocol, a routing protocol
 
=== C ===
* '''CRAC''' - Computer Room Air-Conditioning
 
=== D ===
* '''DCE''' - Data Communications Equipment, eg modem
* '''DTE''' - Data Termination Equipment, eg router
 
=== E ===
* '''EMEA''' - Europe, Middle-East, Asia
 
=== F ===
* '''FQDN''' - Fully Qualified Domain Name, eg <code>vwiki.sandfordit.com</code> as opposed to <code>vwiki</code>
* '''FTP''' - File Transfer Protocol, uses TCP 20 and 21
 
=== L ===
* '''LAN''' - Local Area Network
* '''LDS''' - Lightweight Directory Services
* '''LDS''' - Lightweight Directory Services
=== I ===
* '''IMAP''' - Internet Message Access Protocol, mailbox access protocol
* '''IP''' - Internet Protocol
* '''iSCSI''' - IP Small Computer Serial Interface, SCSI over IP
=== M ===
* '''MAN''' - Metropolitan Area Network, somewhere between a LAN and a WAN, for example connecting buildings within a localised area
* '''MPLS''' - Multi Protocol Label Switch(ing)
=== N ===
* '''NAS''' - Network Attached Storage, storage that's available via a network
* '''NTP''' - Network Time Protocol, reliable time sync protocol, uses UDP 123
=== O ===
* '''OSPF''' - Open Shortest Path First, dynamic routing protocol
=== R ===
* '''RIP''' - Route Information Protocol, old school routing protocol
* '''RSS''' - Really Simple Syndication, ''news'' feed protocol
=== S ===
* '''SAN''' - Storage Area Network, architecture for connecting systems to centralised storage
* '''SCOM''' - System Centre Operations Manager, Microsoft monitoring and operations product
* '''SCSI''' - Small Computer Serial Interface
* '''SMTP''' - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, email message delivery protocol, uses TCP 25
* '''SNMP''' - Simple Network Management Protocol, polls use UDP 161, traps use UDP/TCP 162
* '''SQL''' - Structure Query Language
* '''SSH''' - Secure Shell, used to access network devices securely over TCP 22
=== T ===
* '''TCP''' - Transmission Control Protocol
* '''TFTP''' - Trivial FTP, lightweight FTP using UDP 69
=== U ===
* '''UPS''' - Uninterruptable Power Supply
* '''UUID''' - Universally Unique ID
=== V ===
* '''VIC''' - (VMware) Virtual Infrastructure Client
* '''VIM''' - Virtual Infrastructure Manager, old name for VMware vCentre
* '''VLAN''' - Virtual LAN, allows different networks to be carried across the same Ethernet, differentiated by 802.1Q tags
* '''VMDK''' - Virtual Machine Disk file, a VMware virtual machine's virtual hard drive file
* '''VMFS''' - Virtual Machine File System, VMware's storage format for virtual machines to run on
* '''VPN''' - Virtual Private Network
* '''VRF''' - Virtual Routing and Forwarding, used to provide selective/conditional routing
=== W ===
* '''WAN''' - Wide Area Network

Revision as of 14:56, 17 August 2010

A

  • AP - Asia Pacific

B

  • BGP - Border Gateway Protocol, a routing protocol

C

  • CRAC - Computer Room Air-Conditioning

D

  • DCE - Data Communications Equipment, eg modem
  • DTE - Data Termination Equipment, eg router

E

  • EMEA - Europe, Middle-East, Asia

F

  • FQDN - Fully Qualified Domain Name, eg vwiki.sandfordit.com as opposed to vwiki
  • FTP - File Transfer Protocol, uses TCP 20 and 21

L

  • LAN - Local Area Network
  • LDS - Lightweight Directory Services

I

  • IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol, mailbox access protocol
  • IP - Internet Protocol
  • iSCSI - IP Small Computer Serial Interface, SCSI over IP

M

  • MAN - Metropolitan Area Network, somewhere between a LAN and a WAN, for example connecting buildings within a localised area
  • MPLS - Multi Protocol Label Switch(ing)

N

  • NAS - Network Attached Storage, storage that's available via a network
  • NTP - Network Time Protocol, reliable time sync protocol, uses UDP 123

O

  • OSPF - Open Shortest Path First, dynamic routing protocol

R

  • RIP - Route Information Protocol, old school routing protocol
  • RSS - Really Simple Syndication, news feed protocol

S

  • SAN - Storage Area Network, architecture for connecting systems to centralised storage
  • SCOM - System Centre Operations Manager, Microsoft monitoring and operations product
  • SCSI - Small Computer Serial Interface
  • SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, email message delivery protocol, uses TCP 25
  • SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol, polls use UDP 161, traps use UDP/TCP 162
  • SQL - Structure Query Language
  • SSH - Secure Shell, used to access network devices securely over TCP 22

T

  • TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
  • TFTP - Trivial FTP, lightweight FTP using UDP 69

U

  • UPS - Uninterruptable Power Supply
  • UUID - Universally Unique ID

V

  • VIC - (VMware) Virtual Infrastructure Client
  • VIM - Virtual Infrastructure Manager, old name for VMware vCentre
  • VLAN - Virtual LAN, allows different networks to be carried across the same Ethernet, differentiated by 802.1Q tags
  • VMDK - Virtual Machine Disk file, a VMware virtual machine's virtual hard drive file
  • VMFS - Virtual Machine File System, VMware's storage format for virtual machines to run on
  • VPN - Virtual Private Network
  • VRF - Virtual Routing and Forwarding, used to provide selective/conditional routing

W

  • WAN - Wide Area Network