Point-to-Point Protocol - Revision history

Jnc: Other environments PPP is used in

2024-04-18T15:48:51Z

Other environments PPP is used in

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	The '''Point-to-Point Protocol''' (usually given as the abbreviation, '''PPP'''), is a low-level [[protocol]] intended for use in carrying [[packet]]s over point-to-point links - principally (originally) [[serial line]]s (both [[asynchronous serial line]]s and [[synchronous serial line]]s). It has since been adopted in numerous other applications/environments.		The '''Point-to-Point Protocol''' (usually given as the abbreviation, '''PPP'''), is a low-level [[protocol]] intended for use in carrying [[packet]]s over point-to-point links - principally (originally) [[serial line]]s (both [[asynchronous serial line]]s and [[synchronous serial line]]s).

			It has since been adopted in numerous other applications/environments, including [[SONET]], [[MPLS]], and [[Ethernet]] (where PPP is used to gain access to capabilities available under PPP, such as authentication).

	PPP includes an extensible 'Link Control Protocol' (LCP), to perform a variety of actions such as configuring and testing the link. It also includes a family of 'Network Control Protocols' (NCPs), one for each [[protocol family]] carried over the link, which are used to establish and configure the carriage of packets in that protocol family.		PPP includes an extensible 'Link Control Protocol' (LCP), to perform a variety of actions such as configuring and testing the link. It also includes a family of 'Network Control Protocols' (NCPs), one for each [[protocol family]] carried over the link, which are used to establish and configure the carriage of packets in that protocol family.
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	* [http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1661 The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)] - latest revision (RFC-1661)		* [http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1661 The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)] - latest revision (RFC-1661)
	** [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1962 The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP)] (RFC-1962)		** [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1962 The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP)] (RFC-1962)
			** [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1973 PPP in Frame Relay] (RFC-1973)
			** [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2516 A Method for Transmitting PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE)] (RFC-2516)
			** [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2615 PPP over SONET/SDH] (RFC-2615)
	* [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1332 The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)] (RFC-1332)		* [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1332 The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)] (RFC-1332)
	** [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3241 Robust Header Compression (ROHC) over PPP] (RFC-3241)		** [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3241 Robust Header Compression (ROHC) over PPP] (RFC-3241)

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2024-04-17T08:58:20Z

Fill out to a real, but still somewhat stubby, article

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	~~{{stub}}~~		The '''Point-to-Point Protocol''' (usually given as the abbreviation, '''PPP'''), is a low-level [[protocol]] intended for use in carrying [[packet]]s over point-to-point links - principally (originally) [[serial line]]s (both [[asynchronous serial line]]s and [[synchronous serial line]]s). It has since been adopted in numerous other applications/environments.
	'''~~PPP~~''' is the '''point-to-point ~~protocol~~''', part of the [[TCP/IP]] suite~~. It is a link-level protocol~~ defined in RFC 1134. It was intended to replace ~~to often~~-used [[SLIP]].
			PPP includes an extensible 'Link Control Protocol' (LCP), to perform a variety of actions such as configuring and testing the link. It also includes a family of 'Network Control Protocols' (NCPs), one for each [[protocol family]] carried over the link, which are used to establish and configure the carriage of packets in that protocol family.

			It was created as part of the [[TCP/IP]] suite, and first defined in [[Request for Comments\|RFC]] 1134 (below). It was intended to replace the fairly widely-used [[SLIP]].

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			==External links==

			* [http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1134 Point-to-Point Protocol: A proposal for multi-protocol transmission of datagrams over Point-to-Point links] - original version (RFC-1134); contains informative content on the background and rationale
			* [http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1661 The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)] - latest revision (RFC-1661)
			** [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1962 The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP)] (RFC-1962)
			* [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1332 The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)] (RFC-1332)
			** [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3241 Robust Header Compression (ROHC) over PPP] (RFC-3241)
			** [https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4815 RObust Header Compression (ROHC): Corrections and Clarifications to RFC 3095] (RFC-4815)

			[[Category: Network Protocols]]

Jnc: Jnc moved page PPP to Point-to-Point Protocol: Formal name

2024-04-15T19:28:36Z

Jnc moved page PPP to Point-to-Point Protocol: Formal name

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'''PPP''' is the '''point-to-point protocol''', part of the [[TCP/IP]] suite. It is a link-level protocol defined in RFC 1134. It was intended to replace to often-used [[SLIP]].