Acronyms Related to Computer Networks

Acronym	Meaning					Related subject(s)

AAL	ATM Adaptation Layer
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
CDPD	Cellular Digital Packet Data		Wireless comm.
CS	Convergence Sublayer			ATM sublayer
DNS	Domain Name Service
DQDB	Distributed Queue Dual Bus 		MAN
HEC	Header Error Control			Data Link Layer in ATM
ICI	Interface Control Information		IDU
IDU	Interface Data Unit
IMP	Interface Message Processor
IP	Internet Protocol
IPX	Intenet Packet eXchange			Novell Netware (TM)
ISDN	Integrated Services Digital Network
LAN	Local Area Network
MAN	Metropolitan Area Network
NAP	Network Access Point
NCP	Network Core Protocol			Novell Netware (TM)
OSI	Open Systems Interconnection		ISO
PAD	Packet Assembler Dissambler
PDU	Protocol Data Unit
PMD	Physical Medium Dependent		ATM sublayer
PPP	Point-to-Point Protocol
SAP	Service Access Point
SAP	Service Advertising Protocol		Novell Netware (TM)
SAR	Segmentation And Reassembly		ATM sublayer
SDU	Service Data Unit			IDU
SMDS	Switched Multimegabit Data Service
SNA	Systems Network Architecture		(IBM; TM)
SPX	Sequenced Packet eXchange		Novell Netware (TM)
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
TIP	Terminal Interface Protocol
UDP	User Datagram Protocol			TCP/IP model
WAN	Wide Area Network
WWW	World Wide Web
XNS	Xerox Network System			(TM)