RFC 2118 · INFORMATIONAL · 1997
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Microsoft Point-To-Point Compression Protocol
Overview
RFC 2118, “Microsoft Point-To-Point Compression Protocol”, is an Informational document published in March 1997 by G. Pall. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the use of the Microsoft Point to Point Compression protocol (also referred to as MPPC in this document) for compressing PPP encapsulated packets. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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