Acronyms

In case you hadn't noticed, reading about internetworking is a bit like taking a bath in alphabet soup. Here for your confusion-ending pleasure is a listing of the acronyms and abbreviations I use in this book.

A

AAA

Authentication, Authorization, Accounting

AAL5

ATM Adaptation Layer 5

ABR

Area Border Router

ACE

Access Control Entry

ACK

Acknowledgment

ACL

Access Control Lists

ACS

Access Control Server

AD

Administrative DistanceAdvertised Distance

ADSL2

Enhanced ADSL

ADSL2+

Further enhanced ADSL

ADU

Aironet Desktop Utility

ADV

Advertised

AES

Advanced Encryption Standard

AF

Assured Forwarding

AFI

Authority and Format Identifier

AH

Authentication Header

AM

Amplitude Modulation

AM/FM

Amplitude Modulation/Frequency Modulation

ANSI

American ...

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