point-to-point link
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Point-to-Point links tend to exacerbate many problems with the
current family of network protocols. For instance, assignment and
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... environments, is especially difficult over circuit-switched
point-to-point links (such as dial-up modem servers). These
problems are handled by a family of Network Control Protocols ...
... The other end of the point-to-point link. ...
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In the process of configuring, maintaining and terminating the
point-to-point link, the PPP link goes through several distinct
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... LCP Configuration Options allow negotiation of modifications to the
default characteristics of a point-to-point link. If a Configuration
Option is not included in a Configure-Request packet, the default
value for that Configuration Option is assumed.
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... link framing.
Since these fields usually have constant values for point-to-point
links, they are easily compressed. This Configuration Option is
sent to inform the peer that the implementation can receive
compressed Address ...