Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial, is a telecommunications industry term for a broadband
network which combines optical fibre and coaxial cable. It has been commonly employed globally by cable TV operators since the early 1990s.
HIAPER
High-performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research
HTTP Keyserver Protocol, a protocol for accessing a key server using HTTP,
to ease distribution of PGP keys.
HMAC
Hashed Message Authentication Code
HMM
Hex Modem Module (Cisco)
HOPI
Hybrid Optical Packet Infrastructure, an Internet2 project
Horizon Compact
The name of a model of wireless network device made by DragonWave. NETS uses Horizon Compact devices at the ends of the wireless connection between the Mesa Lab and
RAF (JeffCo).
HP
High Priority, a tag that Marla puts in the subject of email messages to the WC group
Hewlett Packard
Horizontal Pitch, a term used by ADVA for horizontal units of measure. For example: "8.0 HP". One HP = 5.08 mm = 1/5 in.
HPASM
HP Advanced Server Management is Hewlett Packard's management tools package for the Proliant series of HP servers
HPC
High Performance Computing
HPCN
High Performance Computing and Networking
HPN
High Performance Networking
HPNA
High Performance Network Analysis is a service offering from Cisco Advanced Services. They perform availability modeling, configuration
analysis, and failure impact analysis.
HPNC
High Performance Network Connections (for Science and Engineering Research (NSF))
HPNS
High Performance Networking Section, a name temporarily used by the Network Engineering & Technology Section. This section was also
formerly known as the Networking Group, or NWG. Before that, it was the Network and Data Communications group, or NADC.
HPOV
HP OpenView
HPR
High Performance Research, a CENIC CalREN network. The other CalREN networks are DC (Digital
California) and XD (Experimental/Development).
