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RFC 1171: Point-to-Point Protocol for the transmission of multi-protocol datagrams over Point-to-Point links

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1331.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 1332 — The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP); RFC 1661 — The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This memo specifies the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) as a Draft Standard Protocol for the Internet community. When it becomes a full Standard, this protocol will be recommended for all TCP/IP implementations that communicate over serial links.

Document record

Document ID
RFC1171
Published
July 1990
Authors
D. Perkins
Status
DRAFT STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
51
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1134
Obsoleted by:
RFC 1331

Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 7 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1134 (1989)
  2. RFC 1171 (1990)
  3. RFC 1172 (1990)
  4. RFC 1331 (1992)
  5. RFC 1332 (1992)
  6. RFC 1548 (1993)
  7. RFC 1661 (1994) ✓

Read the full history of The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) →

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