RFC 1973 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1996
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
PPP in Frame Relay
Overview
RFC 1973, “PPP in Frame Relay”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 1996 by W. Simpson. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the use of Frame Relay for framing PPP encapsulated packets. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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- RFC 1975 PPP Magnalink Variable Resource Compression
- RFC 1970 Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6
- RFC 1976 PPP for Data Compression in Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment
- RFC 1969 The PPP DES Encryption Protocol
- RFC 1977 PPP BSD Compression Protocol