PPP over SONET/SDH

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PPP over SONET/SDH is a method for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol frames directly over high-speed SONET/SDH optical transport networks to provide efficient, standardized data link connectivity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WAN encapsulation protocol
data link layer protocol encapsulation method
alsoKnownAs POS NERFINISHED
benefit high throughput efficiency
low encapsulation overhead
simple mapping to SONET/SDH payloads
canCarry IPv4
IPv6
other layer 3 protocols
canOperateAt OC-12
OC-192
OC-3
OC-48
category Internet transport technology
telecommunications standard
competesWith ATM over SONET/SDH
Frame Relay over SONET/SDH NERFINISHED
definedIn RFC 2615 NERFINISHED
designedFor efficient encapsulation of IP traffic
enables packet over SONET
encapsulates PPP frames
mapsTo SDH VC-4 NERFINISHED
SONET STS-n SPE
operatesAtLayer OSI layer 2
optimizedFor high-speed optical transport networks
provides data link connectivity
requires synchronous optical interfaces
runsOver SDH
SONET NERFINISHED
standardizedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF
supports authentication protocols of PPP
error detection
full-duplex communication
link control protocol negotiation
link quality monitoring
multilink PPP
multiple network layer protocols
point-to-point links
usedIn ISP core networks
carrier backbone networks
uses CRC for frame integrity
HDLC-like framing
SDH VC payload
SONET STS payload
SONET/SDH section and line overhead for transport
flag-based frame delimiting
scrambling to reduce repetitive patterns
usesProtocol Point-to-Point Protocol NERFINISHED

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