Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

  • PPP is a byte-oriented protocol
  • Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
    • “commonly used to carry Internet Protocol packets over various sorts of point-to-point links” (Peterson, 2020)
    • “a data link layer (layer 2) communication protocol between two routers directly without any host or any other networking in between” (Wikipedia)
1 byte11221 byte
Flag (0x7E)Address (0xFF)Control (0x03)ProtocolInformation (payload)FCS (Frame Check Sequence)Flag (0x7E)
HeaderDataFooter
  • Link Control Protocol (LCP)
    • “A PPP protocol responsible for establishing, maintaining, configuring, and terminating links” (Forouzan, 2012)

References

  • Peterson, Larry L. (2020). Computer Networks. Elsevier Science & Technology.
  • Forouzan, B. A. (2012). Data Communications and networking. McGraw-Hill Education.