RFC 1548 · DRAFT STANDARD · 1993

The Point-to-Point Protocol

Overview

RFC 1548, “The Point-to-Point Protocol”, is a Draft Standard document published in December 1993 by W. Simpson. It obsoletes RFC 1331. It has since been updated by RFC 1570. It has been obsoleted by RFC 1661 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

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]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Draft Standard” means

A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 1331
Obsoleted by
RFC 1661
Updated by
RFC 1570
Other RFCs from 1993

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