The Point-to-Point Protocol
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]
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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- RFC 1547 Requirements for an Internet Standard Point-to-Point Protocol
- RFC 1549 PPP in HDLC Framing
- RFC 1546 Host Anycasting Service
- RFC 1550 IP: Next Generation White Paper Solicitation
- RFC 1545 FTP Operation Over Big Address Records
- RFC 1551 Novell IPX Over Various WAN Media
- RFC 1544 The Content-MD5 Header Field
- RFC 1552 The PPP Internetworking Packet Exchange Control Protocol