The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for encapsulating network layer protocols over serial links. PPP defines a Link Control Protocol (LCP) for establishing and testing the data link, and Network Control Protocols (NCPs) like IPCP for configuring network layer protocols. IPCP is responsible for configuring IP addresses and enabling/disabling IP on both ends of the link using the same packet exchange mechanism as LCP. Once IPCP negotiation is complete, the link can carry IP data within PPP frames.
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for encapsulating network layer protocols over serial links. PPP defines a Link Control Protocol (LCP) for establishing and testing the data link, and Network Control Protocols (NCPs) like IPCP for configuring network layer protocols. IPCP is responsible for configuring IP addresses and enabling/disabling IP on both ends of the link using the same packet exchange mechanism as LCP. Once IPCP negotiation is complete, the link can carry IP data within PPP frames.
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for encapsulating network layer protocols over serial links. PPP defines a Link Control Protocol (LCP) for establishing and testing the data link, and Network Control Protocols (NCPs) like IPCP for configuring network layer protocols. IPCP is responsible for configuring IP addresses and enabling/disabling IP on both ends of the link using the same packet exchange mechanism as LCP. Once IPCP negotiation is complete, the link can carry IP data within PPP frames.
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for encapsulating network layer protocols over serial links. PPP defines a Link Control Protocol (LCP) for establishing and testing the data link, and Network Control Protocols (NCPs) like IPCP for configuring network layer protocols. IPCP is responsible for configuring IP addresses and enabling/disabling IP on both ends of the link using the same packet exchange mechanism as LCP. Once IPCP negotiation is complete, the link can carry IP data within PPP frames.
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ernet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method of
encapsulating Network Layer protocol information over point-to-point links.PPP also defines an extensible Link Control Protocol, and proposes a family of Network Control Protocols (NCPs) for establishing and configuring different network-layer protocols.
PPP has three main components:
1. A method for encapsulating datagrams over serial links. 2. A Link Control Protocol (LCP) for establishing, configuring, and testing the data-link connection. 3. A family of Network Control Protocols (NCPs) for establishing and configuring different network-layer protocols. In order to establish communications over a point-to-point link, each end of the PPP link must first send LCP packets to configure and test the data link. After the link has been established and optional facilities have been negotiated as needed by the LCP, PPP must send NCP packets to choose and configure one or more network-layer protocols. Once each of the chosen network-layer protocols has been configured, datagrams from each network-layer protocol can be sent over the link. The link will remain configured for communications until explicit LCP or NCP packets close the link down, or until some external event occurs (an inactivity timer expires or network administrator intervention).
IPCP is responsible for configuring the IP addresses as
well as for enabling and disabling the IP protocol modules on both ends of the point-to-point link. IPCP uses the same packet exchange mechanism as the Link Control Protocol. IPCP packets may not be exchanged until PPP has reached the Network-Layer Protocol phase, and any IPCP packets received before this phase is reached should be silently discarded. IPCP has the NCP protocol code number 0x8021. Each of the two endpoints of a PPP connection must send an IPCP configure request to its peer because the TCP/IP options are independent for each direction of a PPP connection.
A PPP endpoint can request a specific IP address
from its peer. It can also ask the peer to suggest an IP address by requesting the address 0.0.0.0; the peer then sends its suggestion in a IPCP Nak packet, which the first peer must subsequently request in order to complete the negotiation.
A similar NCP, theIPv6 Control Protocolexists for
IPv6. It can be used together with IPCP on the same PPP connection for adual stacklink. (When interfacing newer and older equipment that doesn't support IPv6 one sees LCP ProtRej messages for protocol 0x8057 from the side that doesn't support IPV6CP.)
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