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The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP)
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Network Working Group D. Rand
Request for Comments: 1962 Novell
Category: Standards Track June 1996
The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP)
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [1] provides a standard method for
transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links. PPP
also defines an extensible Link Control Protocol.
This document defines a method for negotiating data compression over
PPP links.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................... 1
2. Compression Control Protocol (CCP) .................... 2
2.1 Sending Compressed Datagrams .................... 3
3. Additional Packets .................................... 4
3.1 Reset-Request and Reset-Ack ..................... 4
4. CCP Configuration Options ............................. 5
4.1 Proprietary Compression OUI ..................... 7
4.2 Other Compression Types ......................... 8
SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS ...................................... 9
REFERENCES ................................................... 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................. 9
CHAIR'S ADDRESS .............................................. 9
AUTHOR'S ADDRESS ............................................. 9
1. Introduction
In order to establish communications over a PPP link, each end of the
link must first send LCP packets to configure and test the data link
during Link Establishment phase. After the link has been
established, optional facilities may be negotiated as needed.
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