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| Acronym | Name |
| 16ng |
IP over IEEE 802.16 Networks |
| 2000 |
The Internet and the Millennium Problem |
| 6lowpan |
IPv6 over Low power WPAN |
| 6man |
IPv6 Maintenance |
| 6renum |
IPv6 Site Renumbering |
| aaa |
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting |
| aaarg |
Application Authentication/Authorization Review Gr |
| abfab |
Application Bridging for Federated Access Beyond web |
| adslmib |
ADSL MIB |
| aft |
Authenticated Firewall Traversal |
| agentx |
SNMP Agent Extensibility |
| alto |
Application-Layer Traffic Optimization |
| ancp |
Access Node Control Protocol |
| apex |
Application Exchange |
| appsawg |
Applications Area Working Group |
| armd |
Address Resolution for Massive numbers of hosts in the Data center |
| atoca |
Authority-to-Citizen Alert |
| atompub |
Atom Publishing Format and Protocol |
| autoconf |
Ad-Hoc Network Autoconfiguration |
| avt |
Audio/Video Transport |
| avtcore |
Audio/Video Transport Core Maintenance |
| avtext |
Audio/Video Transport Extensions |
| beep |
Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol |
| behave |
Behavior Engineering for Hindrance Avoidance |
| bfcpbis |
Binary Floor Control Protocol Bis |
| bfd |
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection |
| bgmp |
Border Gateway Multicast Protocol |
| bliss |
Basic Level of Interoperability for SIP Services |
| bmwg |
Benchmarking Methodology |
| bridge |
Bridge MIB |
| btns |
Better-Than-Nothing Security |
| calsch |
Calendaring and Scheduling |
| calsify |
Calendaring and Scheduling Standards Simplification |
| capwap |
Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points |
| ccamp |
Common Control and Measurement Plane |
| cdni |
Content Delivery Networks Interconnection |
| cicm |
Common Interface to Cryptographic Modules |
| clue |
ControLling mUltiple streams for tElepresence |
| cnrp |
Common Name Resolution Protocol |
| coach |
Comprehensive apprOACH to quality |
| codec |
Internet Wideband Audio Codec |
| conex |
Congestion Exposure |
| conneg |
Content Negotiation |
| core |
Constrained RESTful Environments |
| coredb |
Council of Registrars Database |
| crisp |
Cross Registry Information Service Protocol |
| csi |
Cga & Send maIntenance |
| cuss |
Call Control UUI Service for SIP |
| dane |
DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities |
| dasl |
DAV Searching and Locating |
| dccp |
Datagram Congestion Control Protocol |
| decade |
Decoupled Application Data Enroute |
| deltav |
Web Versioning and Configuration Management |
| dhc |
Dynamic Host Configuration |
| dime |
Diameter Maintenance and Extensions |
| disman |
Distributed Management |
| dispatch |
Dispatch |
| dkim |
Domain Keys Identified Mail |
| dmm |
Distributed Mobility Management |
| dna |
Detecting Network Attachment |
| dnsext |
DNS Extensions |
| dnsop |
Domain Name System Operations |
| drinks |
Data for Reachability of Inter/tra-NetworK SIP |
| eai |
Email Address Internationalization |
| eap |
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
| ecrit |
Emergency Context Resolution with Internet Technologies |
| ediint |
Electronic Data Interchange-Internet Integration |
| eman |
Energy Management |
| emu |
EAP Method Update |
| enroll |
Credential and Provisioning |
| entmib |
Entity MIB |
| enum |
Telephone Number Mapping |
| fax |
Internet Fax |
| fecframe |
FEC Framework |
| forces |
Forwarding and Control Element Separation |
| ftpext |
Extensions to FTP |
| ftpext2 |
FTP Extensions, 2nd edition |
| fun |
FUture home Networks |
| fyiup |
FYI Updates |
| geopriv |
Geographic Location/Privacy |
| grip |
G & R for Security Incident Processing |
| grow |
Global Routing Operations |
| gsmp |
General Switch Management Protocol |
| hip |
Host Identity Protocol |
| hokey |
Handover Keying |
| homenet |
Home Networking |
| html |
HyperText Markup Language |
| http |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| httpauth |
HTTP Authentication |
| httpbis |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Bis |
| httpext |
HTTP Extensions |
| httpstate |
HTTP State Management Mechanism |
| hubmib |
Ethernet Interfaces and Hub MIB |
| hybi |
BiDirectional or Server-Initiated HTTP |
| icar |
Improved Cross-Area Review |
| idnabis |
Internationalized Domain Names in Applications, Revised |
| idr |
Inter-Domain Routing |
| idwg |
Intrusion Detection Exchange Format |
| ieprep |
Internet Emergency Preparedness |
| imapext |
Internet Message Access Protocol Extension |
| impp |
Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol |
| imss |
Internet and Management Support for Storage |
| inch |
Extended Incident Handling |
| insipid |
INtermediary-safe SIP session ID |
| intarea |
Internet Area Working Group |
| intareawg |
Internet Area Proposed Working Group |
| ipcdn |
IP over Cable Data Network |
| ipdvb |
IP over DVB |
| ipfix |
IP Flow Information Export |
| ipo |
IP over Optical |
| ipoib |
IP over InfiniBand |
| iporpr |
IP over Resilient Packet Rings |
| ippm |
IP Performance Metrics |
| ipr |
Intellectual Property Rights |
| ips |
IP Storage |
| ipsec |
IP Security Protocol |
| ipseckey |
IPSEC KEYing information resource record |
| ipsecme |
IP Security Maintenance and Extensions |
| ipsp |
IP Security Policy |
| ipsra |
IP Security Remote Access |
| iptel |
IP Telephony |
| ipv6 |
IP Version 6 Working Group |
| ircup |
IRC Update |
| iri |
Internationalized Resource Identifiers |
| isis |
IS-IS for IP Internets |
| isms |
Integrated Security Model for SNMP |
| itrace |
ICMP Traceback |
| jose |
Javascript Object Signing and Encryption |
| karp |
Keying and Authentication for Routing Protocols |
| keyprov |
Provisioning of Symmetric Keys |
| kink |
Kerberized Internet Negotiation of Keys |
| kitten |
Common Authentication Technology Next Generation |
| krb-wg |
Kerberos |
| l1vpn |
Layer 1 Virtual Private Networks |
| l2tpext |
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol Extensions |
| l2vpn |
Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks |
| l3vpn |
Layer 3 Virtual Private Networks |
| ldapbis |
LDAP (v3) Revision |
| ldapext |
LDAP Extension |
| ldup |
LDAP Duplication/Replication/Update Protocols |
| ledbat |
Low Extra Delay Background Transport |
| lemonade |
Enhancements to Internet email to Support Diverse Service Environments |
| lisp |
Locator/ID Separation Protocol |
| ltans |
Long-Term Archive and Notary Services |
| ltru |
Language Tag Registry Update |
| lwig |
Light-Weight Implementation Guidance |
| magma |
Multicast & Anycast Group Membership |
| manet |
Mobile Ad-hoc Networks |
| marf |
Messaging Abuse Reporting Format |
| marid |
MTA Authorization Records in DNS |
| martini |
Multiple AoR reachabiliTy InformatioN Indication |
| mboned |
MBONE Deployment |
| mediactrl |
Media Server Control |
| megaco |
Media Gateway Control |
| mext |
Mobility EXTensions for IPv6 |
| midcom |
Middlebox Communication |
| mif |
Multiple Interfaces |
| mile |
Managed Incident Lightweight Exchange |
| mip4 |
Mobility for IPv4 |
| mip6 |
Mobility for IPv6 |
| mipshop |
Mobility for IP: Performance, Signaling and Handoff Optimization |
| mlm |
Multicast Last Mile |
| mmusic |
Multiparty Multimedia Session Control |
| mobike |
IKEv2 Mobility and Multihoming |
| mobileip |
IP Routing for Wireless/Mobile Hosts |
| monami6 |
Mobile Nodes and Multiple Interfaces in IPv6 |
| monet |
Mobile Networks |
| morg |
Message Organization |
| mpls |
Multiprotocol Label Switching |
| mptcp |
Multipath TCP |
| msec |
Multicast Security |
| msgtrk |
Message Tracking Protocol |
| multi6 |
Site Multihoming in IPv6 |
| multimob |
Multicast Mobility |
| nasreq |
Network Access Server Requirements |
| nea |
Network Endpoint Assessment |
| nemo |
Network Mobility |
| netconf |
Network Configuration |
| netext |
Network-Based Mobility Extensions |
| netlmm |
Network-based Localized Mobility Management |
| netmod |
NETCONF Data Modeling Language |
| newtrk |
New IETF Standards Track Discussion |
| nfsv4 |
Network File System Version 4 |
| nntpext |
NNTP Extensions |
| nomcom |
Operation of the IESG/IAB Nominating and Recall Committees |
| nsis |
Next Steps in Signaling |
| ntp |
Network Time Protocol |
| nvo3 |
Network Virtualization Overlays |
| oauth |
Web Authorization Protocol |
| openpgp |
An Open Specification for Pretty Good Privacy |
| opes |
Open Pluggable Edge Services |
| opsawg |
Operations and Management Area Working Group |
| opsec |
Operational Security Capabilities for IP Network Infrastructure |
| ospf |
Open Shortest Path First IGP |
| p2p-sip |
Peer to Peer Support for Session Initiation Protocol |
| p2psip |
Peer-to-Peer Session Initiation Protocol |
| pana |
Protocol for carrying Authentication for Network Access |
| paws |
Protocol to Access WS database |
| payload |
Audio/Video Transport Payloads |
| pce |
Path Computation Element |
| pcn |
Congestion and Pre-Congestion Notification |
| pcp |
Port Control Protocol |
| pilc |
Performance Implications of Link Characteristics |
| pim |
Protocol Independent Multicast |
| pint |
PSTN and Internet Internetworking |
| pki4ipsec |
Profiling Use of PKI in IPSEC |
| pkix |
Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509) |
| pmol |
Performance Metrics for Other Layers |
| pmtud |
Path MTU Discovery |
| pmutd |
Path Maximum Transmission Unit Discovery |
| policy |
Policy Framework |
| pppext |
Point-to-Point Protocol Extensions |
| ppsp |
Peer to Peer Streaming Protocol |
| ppvpn |
Provider Provisioned Virtual Private Networks |
| precis |
Preparation and Comparison of Internationalized Strings |
| prim |
Presence and Instant Messaging Protocol |
| printmib |
Printer MIB |
| problem |
Problem Statement |
| provreg |
Provisioning Registry Protocol |
| psamp |
Packet Sampling |
| ptomaine |
Prefix Taxonomy Ongoing Measurement & Inter Network Experiment |
| pwe3 |
Pseudowire Emulation Edge to Edge |
| qualdocs |
High Quality Document Transfer |
| radext |
RADIUS EXTensions |
| rap |
Resource Allocation Protocol |
| rddp |
Remote Direct Data Placement |
| repute |
Reputation Services |
| rip |
Routing Information Protocol |
| rmonmib |
Remote Network Monitoring |
| rmt |
Reliable Multicast Transport |
| rohc |
Robust Header Compression |
| roi |
RDMA over the Internet Protocol Suite |
| roll |
Routing Over Low power and Lossy networks |
| rpsec |
Routing Protocol Security Requirements |
| rserpool |
Reliable Server Pooling |
| rtcweb |
Real-Time Communication in WEB-browsers |
| rtgwg |
Routing Area Working Group |
| sacred |
Securely Available Credentials |
| salud |
Sip ALerting for User Devices |
| sasl |
Simple Authentication and Security Layer |
| savi |
Source Address Validation Improvements |
| schema |
Schema Registration |
| seamoby |
Context Transfer, Handoff Candidate Discovery, and Dormant Mode Host Alerting |
| send |
Securing Neighbor Discovery |
| shim6 |
Site Multihoming by IPv6 Intermediation |
| sidr |
Secure Inter-Domain Routing |
| sieve |
Sieve Mail Filtering Language |
| sigtran |
Signaling Transport |
| simple |
SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions |
| sip |
Session Initiation Protocol |
| sipclf |
SIP Common Log Format |
| sipcore |
Session Initiation Protocol Core |
| sipping |
Session Initiation Proposal Investigation |
| siprec |
SIP Recording |
| smime |
S/MIME Mail Security |
| sming |
Next Generation Structure of Management Information |
| soc |
SIP Overload Control |
| softwire |
Softwires |
| spatial |
Spatial Location |
| speechsc |
Speech Services Control |
| speermint |
Session PEERing for Multimedia INTerconnect |
| spfbis |
SPF Update |
| spirits |
Service in the PSTN/IN Requesting InTernet Service |
| splices |
looSely-couPLed sIp deviCES |
| ssm |
Source-Specific Multicast |
| stime |
Secure Network Time Protocol |
| storm |
STORage Maintenance |
| sunset4 |
sunset4 |
| svrloc |
Service Location Protocol |
| syslog |
Security Issues in Network Event Logging |
| tcpimpl |
TCP Implementation |
| tcpm |
TCP Maintenance and Minor Extensions |
| tcpsat |
TCP Over Satellite |
| tewg |
Internet Traffic Engineering |
| tf |
Testing Fun |
| tictoc |
Timing over IP Connection and Transfer of Clock |
| tist |
Topology-Insensitive Service Traversal |
| tls |
Transport Layer Security |
| trade |
Internet Open Trading Protocol |
| trigtran |
Triggers for Transport |
| trill |
Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links |
| trustmgt |
Trust Management |
| tsvwg |
Transport Area Working Group |
| udlr |
UniDirectional Link Routing |
| urlreg |
Uniform Resource Locator Registration Procedures |
| urn |
Uniform Resource Names |
| urnbis |
Uniform Resource Names, Revised |
| usefor |
Usenet Article Standard Update |
| uswg |
User Services |
| v6ops |
IPv6 Operations |
| vcarddav |
vCard and CardDAV |
| vipr |
Verification Involving PSTN Reachability |
| vompls |
Voice over IP over MPLS |
| vpim |
Voice Profile for Internet Mail |
| vrrp |
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol |
| vwrap |
Virtual World Region Agent Protocol |
| webdav |
WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning |
| webi |
Web Intermediaries |
| websec |
Web Security |
| weird |
Web Elucidation of Internet-Related Developments |
| weirds |
Web Extensible Internet Registration Data Service |
| widex |
Widget Description Exchange Service |
| woes |
Web Object Encryption and Signing |
| wts |
Web Transaction Security |
| xcon |
Centralized Conferencing |
| xmldsig |
XML Digital Signatures |
| xmpp |
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol |
| xmpp-old |
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol |
| xrblock |
Metric Blocks for use with RTCP's Extended Report Framework |
| yam |
Yet Another Mail |
| zeroconf |
Zero Configuration Networking |
| zerouter |
Zeroconf Router |
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