Point-to-point protocol

Summary

Point-to-point protocol is a computer network protocol^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,113 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Point-to-point protocol's image is recorded as MLPPP model, topology and encapsulation - en.png^[3].
• Point-to-point protocol's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol^[4].
• Point-to-point protocol's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh97007155^[5].
• Point-to-point protocol's Commons category is recorded as Point-to-point protocol^[6].
• Point-to-point protocol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05vwr^[7].
• Point-to-point protocol's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Point-to-point protocol^[8].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1134: Point-to-Point Protocol: A proposal for multi-protocol transmission of datagrams over Point-to-Point links^[9].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1331: The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) for the Transmission of Multi-protocol Datagrams over Point-to-Point Links^[10].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1661: The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)^[11].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1548: The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)^[12].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1334: PPP Authentication Protocols^[13].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1171: Point-to-Point Protocol for the transmission of multi-protocol datagrams over Point-to-Point links^[14].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1172: Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) initial configuration options^[15].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1220: Point-to-Point Protocol extensions for bridging^[16].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 1547: Requirements for an Internet Standard Point-to-Point Protocol^[17].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 3255: Extending Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over Synchronous Optical NETwork/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH) with virtual concatenation, high order and low order payloads^[18].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 2153: PPP Vendor Extensions^[19].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 3770: Certificate Extensions and Attributes Supporting Authentication in Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN)^[20].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 4334: Certificate Extensions and Attributes Supporting Authentication in Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN)^[21].
• Point-to-point protocol's described by source is recorded as RFC 3818: IANA Considerations for the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)^[22].
• Point-to-point protocol's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/point-to-point-numerical-control-system^[23].
• Point-to-point protocol's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/ppp^[24].
• Point-to-point protocol's used by is recorded as Internet^[25].
• Point-to-point protocol's BabelNet ID is recorded as 15810705n^[26].
• Point-to-point protocol's ITU/ISO/IEC object ID is recorded as 1.3.6.1.3.18^[27].

Why It Matters

Point-to-point protocol ranks in the top 2% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,113 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]