1 Overview
1.1 Abbreviations used within this unit
While reading this subject you may come across the following abbreviations.
AAL – ATM adaptation layer
API – application program interface
ARP – address resolution protocol
ATM – asynchronous transfer mode
B-ISDN – broadband ISDN
CLP – cell loss priority
DNS – domain name system
FTP – file transfer protocol
HTTP – hypertext transfer protocol
IANA – Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
ICT – information and communication technology
IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IETF – Internet Engineering Task Force
IP – internet protocol
IPv4 – internet protocol version 4
ISDN – integrated services digital network
ISO – International Organization for Standardization
ISP – Internet service provider
ITU-T – International Telecommunication Union – Telecommunication Standardization Sector
LAN – local area network
OSI – open systems interconnection
POTS – plain old telephone service
PPP – point-to-point protocol
RFC – request for comments
RTP – real-time transport protocol
SAP – service access point
SDH – synchronous digital hierarchy
TCP – transmission control protocol
UDP – user datagram protocol
URL – uniform resource locator
WWW – world wide web