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        RFC 1548:

        Title:      The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
        Author:     W. Simpson
        Mailbox:    Bill.Simpson@um.cc.umich.edu
        Pages:      53
        Characters: 111,638
        Updates/Obsoletes:  1331


The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for
transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links.  PPP
is comprised of three main components:

   1. A method for encapsulating multi-protocol datagrams.

   2. A Link Control Protocol (LCP) for establishing, configuring,
      and testing the data-link connection.

   3. A family of Network Control Protocols (NCPs) for establishing
      and configuring different network-layer protocols.

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.
The PPP Link Control Protocol (LCP) is described in terms of this
mechanism.  This document is the product of the Point-to-Point
Protocol Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Draft Standard Protocol.

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and
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