RFC 1979 (rfc1979) - Page 1 of 10
PPP Deflate Protocol
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Network Working Group J. Woods
Request for Comments: 1979 Proteon, Inc.
Category: Informational August 1996
PPP Deflate Protocol
Status of This Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. 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.
The PPP Compression Control Protocol [2] provides a method to
negotiate and utilize compression protocols over PPP encapsulated
links.
This document describes the use of the PPP Deflate compression
protocol for compressing PPP encapsulated packets.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ...................................... 2
1.1 Licensing ................................... 2
2. PPP Deflate Packets ............................... 3
2.1 Packet Format ............................... 6
3. Configuration Option Format ....................... 8
SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS .................................. 9
REFERENCES ............................................... 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................... 9
CHAIR'S ADDRESS .......................................... 10
AUTHOR'S ADDRESS ......................................... 10
Woods Informational
