RFC 2661
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RFC 2661 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that specifies the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) used for creating virtual private networks (VPNs) over the internet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 2661 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ |
| abbreviation | L2TP specification ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
private IP networks
ⓘ
public Internet ⓘ |
| area | Routing Area ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| defines |
L2TP control message
ⓘ
L2TP data message ⓘ L2TP header format ⓘ L2TP session ⓘ L2TP tunnel ⓘ |
| definesProtocol |
L2TP
ⓘ
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables |
ISP-managed VPN services
ⓘ
remote access VPNs ⓘ tunneling of PPP over IP networks ⓘ |
| focusesOn | tunneling at layer two rather than encryption ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| obsoletedBy |
L2TPv3 specification
ⓘ
RFC 3931 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obsoletes | RFC 2076 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
VPNs
ⓘ
virtual private networks ⓘ |
| protocolLayer | layer two ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
PPP
ⓘ
Point-to-Point Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rfcNumber | 2661 ⓘ |
| securityConsiderations | relies on external mechanisms such as IPsec for encryption ⓘ |
| series | RFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specifies |
AVP (Attribute-Value Pair) encoding for L2TP
ⓘ
control connection for L2TP tunnels ⓘ data encapsulation for L2TP sessions ⓘ error handling for L2TP ⓘ message formats for L2TP ⓘ session management procedures ⓘ tunnel establishment procedures ⓘ |
| standardsBody | IETF Network Working Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | Obsoleted ⓘ |
| title | Layer Two Tunneling Protocol "L2TP" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport |
IP networks
ⓘ
UDP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPort | UDP port 1701 ⓘ |
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