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






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