Networking Full Forms Cheat Sheet
Basic Networking Terms
LAN - Local Area Network
WAN - Wide Area Network
MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
PAN - Personal Area Network
WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network
SAN - Storage Area Network
VPN - Virtual Private Network
Network Devices
NIC - Network Interface Card
AP - Access Point
IDS - Intrusion Detection System
IPS - Intrusion Prevention System
UTM - Unified Threat Management
VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol
Protocols
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
IP - Internet Protocol
UDP - User Datagram Protocol
ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
HTTP - HyperText Transfer Protocol
HTTPS - HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
SFTP - Secure File Transfer Protocol
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
POP3 - Post Office Protocol version 3
IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol
DNS - Domain Name System
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
RARP - Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
NAT - Network Address Translation
SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
TELNET - Terminal Network
SSH - Secure Shell
Routing Protocols
OSPF - Open Shortest Path First
EIGRP - Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
RIP - Routing Information Protocol
BGP - Border Gateway Protocol
IGRP - Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
IS-IS - Intermediate System to Intermediate System
OSI & Models
OSI - Open Systems Interconnection
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
PDU - Protocol Data Unit
SDN - Software Defined Networking
NFV - Network Function Virtualization
Wireless & Mobility
Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity
LTE - Long Term Evolution
5G - Fifth Generation Mobile Network
SSID - Service Set Identifier
WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access
WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy
MAC - Media Access Control
Security Terms
ACL - Access Control List
DoS - Denial of Service
DDoS - Distributed Denial of Service
MFA - Multi-Factor Authentication
PKI - Public Key Infrastructure
SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
TLS - Transport Layer Security
AAA - Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
Miscellaneous
CLI - Command Line Interface
GUI - Graphical User Interface
IOS - Internetwork Operating System
QoS - Quality of Service
BYOD - Bring Your Own Device
IoT - Internet of Things
ISP - Internet Service Provider
URL - Uniform Resource Locator
IPsec - Internet Protocol Security
