IntroductiontoPPP.pptVIP

Introduction to PPP Sharon Katz History Dial-up file transfer protocol History Using dial-up modems for packet-oriented-networking (I.e connecting to the internet) requires a data-link layer protocol widely-spread protocols: SLIP PPP SLIP - Serial Line Internet Protocol Defined in the early 80`s Purpose extending TCP/IP networking with dial-up serial connection Users unix users at the beginning and PC users later Advantages Very simple protocol Easy implementation SLIP - Serial Line Internet Protocol Disadvantages Does not support error detction and correction Supports only IP (and not IPX