RFC 4938: PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE) Extensions for Credit Flow and Link Metrics
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 5578.
Current version: RFC 5578 — PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Extensions for Credit Flow and Link Metrics
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document extends the Point-to-Point over Ethernet (PPPoE) Protocol with a credit-based flow control mechanism and Link Quality Metric report. This optional extension should improve the performance of PPPoE over media with variable bandwidth and limited buffering, such as mobile radio links. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC4938
- Published
- June 2007
- Authors
- B. Berry; H. Holgate
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- INDEPENDENT
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 17
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 5578
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