Definition of Point-to-point protocol

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Point to Point Protocol
protocol used to connect computers to the Internet through telephone lines, PPP

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Point-to-Point Protocol Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Point-to-Point Protocol
<communicationsprotocol> (PPP) The protocol defined in RFC 1661, the Internet standard for transmitting network layer datagrams (e.g. IP packets) over serial point-to-point links.
PPP has a number of advantages over SLIP; it is designed to operate both over asynchronous connections and bit-oriented synchronous systems, it can configure connections to a remote network dynamically, and test that the link is usable. PPP can be configured to encapsulate different network layer protocols (such as IPIPX, or AppleTalk) by using the appropriate Network Control Protocol (NCP).
RFC 1220 describes how PPP can be used with remote bridging.
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.protocols.ppp.
A paper on PPP.
(1994-12-13)

A Glossary of Internet & PC Terminology
PPP
Point to Point Protocol - Standard for using a modem telephone line to connect to the Internet using TCP/IP .

WebGuest Web Glossary
PPP - Point to Point Protocol
Protocol that handles the sending of data packets over dial-up and leased-line connections to your ISP. PPP gets you online.

Jensen's Technology Glossary
PPP
Point-To-Point protocol used over serial lines that are necessary for phone line connections to computers. (See also ISP , SLIP , and Modem )

Internetworking Terms
Point-to-Point Protocol
The Point-to-Point Protocol, defined in RFC 1171, provides a method for transmitting packets over serial point-to-point links. See also: Serial Line IP. [Source: FYI4]

The Internet Dictionary
PPP
(Point-to-Point Protocol). One way computers can communicate with each other over the Internet (compare "SLIP "). PPP connections let you communicate directly with other computers on the network using TCP/IP connections.


Point-to-Point Protocol Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

hEnglish - advanced version
point-to-point protocol

point-to-point protocol
point-to-point tunneling protocol



Point-to-Point Protocol Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Point-to-Point Protocol
In networking, the Point-to-Point Protocol, or PPP, is a data link protocol commonly used to establish a direct connection between two nodes over serial cable, phone line, trunk line, cellular telephone, specialized radio links, or fiber optic links. Most Internet service providers use PPP for customers' dial-up access to the Internet. Two common encapsulated forms of PPP, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) or Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM (PPPoA), are used in a similar role with Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet service.

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