PPP over Ethernet Extensions for Credit Flow and Link Metrics
RFC 5578, “PPP over Ethernet Extensions for Credit Flow and Link Metrics”, is an Informational document published in February 2010 by B. Berry, S. Ratliff, E. Paradise, T. Kaiser, M. Adams. It obsoletes RFC 4938. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document extends the Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) with an optional credit-based flow control mechanism and an optional Link Quality Metric report. These optional extensions improve the performance of PPPoE over media with variable bandwidth and limited buffering, such as mobile point-to-point radio links. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
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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