RFC 2615 (rfc2615) - Page 1 of 10
PPP over SONET/SDH
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Network Working Group A. Malis
Request for Comments: 2615 Ascend Communications, Inc.
Obsoletes: 1619 W. Simpson
Category: Standards Track DayDreamer
June 1999
PPP over SONET/SDH
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.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [1] provides a standard method for
transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links.
This document describes the use of PPP over Synchronous Optical
Network (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) circuits.
This document replaces and obsoletes RFC 1619. See section 7 for a
summary of the changes from RFC 1619.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................... 2
2. Physical Layer Requirements ........................... 3
3. Framing ............................................... 4
4. X**43 + 1 Scrambler Description ....................... 4
5. Configuration Details ................................. 6
6. Security Considerations ............................... 6
7. Changes from RFC 1619 ................................. 7
8. Intellectual Property ................................. 7
9. Acknowledgments ....................................... 8
10. References ............................................ 8
11. Authors' Addresses .................................... 9
12. Full Copyright Statement .............................. 10
Malis & Simpson Standards Track
