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Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Bridging Control Protocol (BCP)

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Network Working Group                                     M. Higashiyama
Request for Comments: 3518                                       Anritsu
Obsoletes: 2878                                                 F. Baker
Category: Standards Track                                        T. Liao
                                                           Cisco Systems
                                                              April 2003


     Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Bridging Control Protocol (BCP)

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 (2003).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for
   transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links.  PPP
   defines an extensible Link Control Protocol (LCP) and proposes a
   family of Network Control Protocols (NCP) for establishing and
   configuring different network-layer protocols.

   This document defines the NCP for establishing and configuring Remote
   Bridging for PPP links.

   This document obsoletes RFC 2878, which was based on the IEEE
   802.1D-1993 MAC Bridge.  This document extends that specification by
   improving support for bridge control packets.

Table of Contents

   1.  Historical Perspective ................................    2
       1.1  Requirements Keywords ............................    3
   2.  Methods of Bridging ...................................    3
       2.1  Transparent Bridging .............................    3
       2.2  Remote Transparent Bridging ......................    4
       2.3  Source Routing ...................................    5
       2.4  Remote Source Route Bridging .....................    6
       2.5  SR-TB Translational Bridging .....................    7
   3.  Traffic Services ......................................    7



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