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Foil 132 PPP - Point to Point Protocol

From Introduction to Networking Technologies CPS640 MultiMedia and Networking -- Spring Semester 1998. by Roman Markowski
supports IP, DECnet, IPX, AppleTalk, Mac layer bridging;
operates over dialup or leased lines;
allows to assign IP address automatically (dynamically);
there are no speed limitations built into the PPP protocol;
frames have variable sizes;
Physical Layer:
  • EIA-232E, EIA-422, EIA-423, V.24, V.35
Data Link Layer:
  • HDLC- High-level Data Link Control
  • LCP - Link Control Protocol
Network Layer:
  • NCP - Network Control Protocol

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