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RFC 1661: The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

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

This document defines the PPP organization and methodology, and the PPP encapsulation, together with an extensible option negotiation mechanism which is able to negotiate a rich assortment of configuration parameters and provides additional management functions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1661
Published
July 1994
Authors
W. Simpson
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
53
Also known as
STD51
Obsoletes:
RFC 1548
Updated by:
RFC 2153

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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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