Acronyms
List of Acronyms
Acronym | Description |
ADSL | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
APN | Access Point Name |
bps | Bits per Second |
Bps | Bytes per Second |
CLI | Caller identification |
CPE | Customer Premises (or Provided) Equipment |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DSLAM | Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer |
DNS | Domain Name System |
EULA | End User License Agreement |
FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
IP | Internet Protocol |
ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
IMEI | International Mobile Equipment Identity |
HSPA | High Speed Packet Access |
kbps | Kilobits per second |
KBps | Kilobytes per second |
LAN | Local Area Network |
MMS | Multimedia Messaging Service |
Mbps | Megabits per second |
MODEM | Modulator Demodulator |
MUX | Multiplexer |
NAT | Network Address Translation |
ONT | Optical Network Terminal |
P2P | Peer-to-peer |
PPP | Point to Point Protocol |
PPPoA | Point to Point Protocol Over ATM |
PPPoE | Point to Point Protocol Over Ethernet |
PSTN | Public switched telephone network |
PUK | Personal unblocking code |
SMS | Short Message Service |
SNR | Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
SIP | Session Initiation Protocol |
SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
TCP | Transport Control Protocol |
TELCO | Telephone Company |
USB | Universal Serial Bus |
VoIP | Voice Over Internet Protocol |
VPN | Virtual Private Network |
WAN | Wide Area Network |