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 Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) with an optional credit-based flow control mechanism and an optional Link Quality Metric report. These optional extensions improve the performance of PPPoE over media with variable bandwidth and limited buffering, such as mobile point-to-point radio links. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC5578
- Published
- February 2010
- Authors
- B. Berry; S. Ratliff; E. Paradise; T. Kaiser; M. Adams
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- INDEPENDENT
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 24
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 4938
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