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RFC 1638: PPP Bridging Control Protocol (BCP)

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 2878.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 3518 — Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Bridging Control Protocol (BCP)

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

This document defines the Network Control Protocol for establishing and configuring Remote Bridging for PPP links. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1638
Published
June 1994
Authors
F. Baker; R. Bowen
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
28
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1220
Obsoleted by:
RFC 2878

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1220 (1991)
  2. RFC 1638 (1994)
  3. RFC 2878 (2000)
  4. RFC 3518 (2003) ✓

Read the full history of Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Bridging Control Protocol (BCP) →

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