PPP
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PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) is a data link layer communication protocol commonly used to establish direct connections and transmit network traffic over serial links such as dial-up and leased lines.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
data link layer protocol
ⓘ
point-to-point communication protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PPP ⓘ |
| authenticationMethod |
CHAP
ⓘ
PAP ⓘ |
| connectionType |
asynchronous
ⓘ
synchronous ⓘ |
| definedIn | OSI model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encapsulates |
AppleTalk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IP ⓘ IPX NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple network layer protocols ⓘ |
| errorDetectionMethod | Frame Check Sequence ⓘ |
| frameField |
Address
ⓘ
Control ⓘ FCS NERFINISHED ⓘ Flag ⓘ Information ⓘ Protocol ⓘ |
| fullName | Point-to-Point Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Link Control Protocol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Network Control Protocols ⓘ PPP frame format ⓘ |
| hasSubprotocol |
LCP
ⓘ
NCP ⓘ |
| layer | data link layer ⓘ |
| multilinkExtension | Multilink PPP (MLPPP) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiates |
link parameters
ⓘ
network layer protocol options ⓘ |
| OSIlayerNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
encapsulate network layer protocol packets over point-to-point links
ⓘ
establish direct connections between two network nodes ⓘ |
| relatedProtocol |
PPPoA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PPPoE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specifiedIn | RFC 1661 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| supports |
authentication
ⓘ
compression (via extensions) ⓘ encryption (via extensions) ⓘ error detection ⓘ link quality monitoring ⓘ multilink operation ⓘ |
| supportsAddressing | no MAC addresses (point-to-point only) ⓘ |
| supportsMultilink | yes GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dial-up Internet access
ⓘ
tunneling over PPPoA ⓘ tunneling over PPPoE ⓘ |
| usedOver |
ISDN links
ⓘ
SONET links ⓘ dial-up lines ⓘ leased lines ⓘ serial links ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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subject surface form:
Open Transport