AUP

Acceptable Use Policy

CIDR

Classless Internet Domain Routing

CSIRT

Computer Security Incident Response Team (previously CERT)

DCE

Data Circuit-terminating Equipment

DSU

Data Service Unit

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DNS

Domain Name System

DWDM

Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

IANA

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

ICANN

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

ICT

Information and Communications Technologies

IOS

Internetwork Operating System

ISP

Internet Service Provider

JCUR

JANET Connection and Upgrade Request form (web-based)

JISC

Joint Information Systems Committee

LAN

Local Area Network

MAC

Medium Access Control

MAPS

Mail Abuse Protection System

NAT

Network Address Translation

NCC

(RIPE) Network Coordination Centre

NOC

Network Operations Centre

NTU

Network Termination Unit

ODBC

Open DataBase Connectivity

PCDL

Personal and Community Development Learning

PGP

Pretty Good Privacy

PoP

Point of Presence

PTO

Public Telecommunications Operator

RBL

Realtime Blackhole List

RFC

Request for Comments

RIPA

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

RIPE

Réseaux IP Européens

RNO

Regional Network Operator

RSC

Regional Support Centre

SDH

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

SLA

Service Level Agreement

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SOA

Start-of-Authority

SSH

Secure Shell

SSL

Secure Socket Layer

UCE

Unsolicited Commercial E-mail

UCISA

Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association

VLAN

Virtual Local Area Network

WAN

Wide Area Network