From 44a546e2c9bc76c2d998aafc7f42bad7c78340f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michele Cereda Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:33:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] chore: acronyms for networking --- knowledge base/acronyms and abbreviations.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/knowledge base/acronyms and abbreviations.md b/knowledge base/acronyms and abbreviations.md index 53b6cbb..8e02bfa 100644 --- a/knowledge base/acronyms and abbreviations.md +++ b/knowledge base/acronyms and abbreviations.md @@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ | BIOS | Basic Input/Output System | | | BOINC | Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing | | | BSoD | Blue Screen of Death | | +| BSS | Basic Service Set | Group of wireless devices that work with the same AP | +| BSSID | Basic Service Set IDentifier | An AP's MAC address | | BYOD | Bring Your Own Device | | | CD | Continuous Delivery | | | CD | Continuous Deployment | | @@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ | EA | Extended Attributes | | | EEPROM | Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory | | | ELI5 | Explain Like I'm 5 | | +| ESS | Extended Service Set | Group of WAPs working together to offer the same wireless network | +| ESSID | Extended Service Set IDentifier | The wireless network name shared in an ESS | | FHS | [Filesystem Hierarchy Standard][fhs] | | | FIFO | First In First Out | | | FILO | First In Last Out | | @@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ | SPIFFE | Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone | | | SQL | Structured Query Language | | | SSH | [Secure SHell][ssh] | | +| SSID | Service Set IDentifier | A wireless network name | | SSSD | [System Security Services Daemon][sssd] | | | TCP | Transport Control Protocol | | | TFE | [TerraForm Enterprise] | | @@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ | UT | Unit Test | | | VIM | [VI iMproved][vim] | | | WAN | Wide Area Network | | +| WAP | Wireless Access Point | | | WiMAX | Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access | | | WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network | | | XML | eXtensible Markup Language | |