| |
|
N |
| N-ISDN |
 |
Narrowband ISDN |
| NAK |
|
Negative
Acknowledgment |
| NAS |
|
Network
Access Server |
| NAT |
|
Network
Address Translation |
| NAUN |
|
Nearest Active Upstream Neighbor |
| NB-AS |
|
Narrow-Band Access Server |
| NB-RAN |
|
Narrow-Band Remote Access Node |
| NBP |
|
NetBIOS protocol/3Com, developed for LAN manager; small,
high-performance transport protocol with NetBIOS interface. |
| NBS |
|
National Bureau of Standards |
| NCP |
|
Network Control Protocol |
| NCS |
|
Network-base Call Signaling |
| NDIS |
|
Network Driver Interface Specification, produced by
Microsoft, a specification for a generic, hardware-
and protocol-independent device driver for NICs |
| NE |
|
Network Element |
| NEP |
|
Network Element Processor |
| NetBIOs |
|
Network BIOS (basic input/output system), standard
interface to networks on IBM PC and compatible systems. |
| Network
Layer |
|
OSI
layer that is responsible for routing, switching and
subnetwork access across the entire OSI
environment. |
| NEXT |
|
Near
End Crosstalk |
| NFS |
|
Network
File System |
| |
|
|
| NGN |
|
Next Generation Network |
| NIC |
|
Network Interface Card. See adapter. |
| NIU |
|
Network Interface Unit |
| NLPID |
|
Network Layer Protocol IDentifier |
| NMC |
|
Network
Management Centre |
| NML |
|
Network Management Layer |
| NMS |
|
Network Management System, administrative services
for managing a newtork, including configuring and tuning,
maintaining network operation, monitoring network performance,
and diagnosing network problems. |
| NNI |
|
Network to Network Interface |
| NNTP |
|
Network
News Transfer Protocol |
| Node |
|
any intelligent device connected to the network. This
includes terminal servers, host computers, and any
other devices (such as printers and terminals) that
are directly connected to the network. A node can be
thought of as any device
that has a "hardware address." |
| NOS |
|
Network
Operating System, the software for a network that runs
in a file server and controls access to files and other
resources from multiple users.
It provides security and administrative tools. Novell's NetWare, Banyan's
VINES, and IBM's LAN Server are NOS examples. |
| NRM |
|
(Unbalanced) Normal Response Mode |
| NRZ |
|
Non
Return to Zero |
| NRZI |
|
None-Return to Zero Inverted |
| NSF |
|
National
Science Foundation |
| NT |
|
Network
Termination |
| NTU |
|
Network
Termination Unit |
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