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Abbreviation
MTU
NAT
NetBIOS
NFS
NIC
NIS
NMS
NNTP
NOS
NP
NSSA
NTP
OSPF
PAT
PBX
PCP
PDM
PDU
PIM
PIX
POP
PPP
PPPoE
PPTP
RADIUS
RAS
RDT
RFC
RIP
RPC
RSA
RSH
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Configuration Guide
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Acronyms and Abbreviations (continued)
Description
maximum transmission unit—The maximum number of bytes in a packet that can
flow efficiently across the network with best response time. For Ethernet, the
default MTU is 1500 bytes, but each network can have different values, with serial
connections having the smallest values. The MTU is described in RFC 1191.
Network Address Translation.
Network Basic Input Output System—An application programming interface (API)
that provides special functions for PCs in local-area networks (LANs).
Network File System.
Network Information Center.
Network Information Service.
network management station.
Network News Transfer Protocol—News reader service.
Network Operating System.
Network Processor—as in IBM NP or Intel NP.
not so stubby area.
Network Time Protocol—Set system clocks via the network.
Open Shortest Path First.
Port Address Translation.
private branch exchange.
Payload Compression Protocol.
PDM for FWSM.
protocol data unit.
Protocol Independent Multicast.
Private Internet Exchange.
Post Office Protocol.
Point-to-Point Protocol. Provides FWSM-to-router and host-to-network
connections over synchronous and asynchronous circuits.
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. RFC 2637 describes the PPTP protocol.
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service—User authentication server specified
with the aaa-server command.
The registration, admission, and status protocol. Provided with H.323 support.
Real Data Transport.
Request For Comment—RFCs are the defacto standards of networking protocols.
Routing Information Protocol.
Remote Procedure Call.
Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman. RSA is the trade name for RSA Data Security, Inc.
Remote Shell—as in Remote Shell protocol.
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