RFC 2637:Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
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... PPTP allows existing Network Access Server (NAS) functions to be separated using a client-server architecture. Traditionally, the ...
... separated using a client-server architecture. Traditionally, the following functions are implemented by a NAS: 1) Physical ...
... terminal adapters. A NAS may interface directly to a telco analog or digital circuit ...
... control protocols. The NAS, in conjunction with the modem or terminal ...
... 6) Multiprotocol routing and bridging between NAS interfaces. ...
... PPTP. The decoupling of NAS functions offers these benefits: Flexible IP address ...
... requires that all of the channels composing a multilink bundle be grouped at a single NAS. Since a multilink PPP bundle can be handled by a single PNS, the channels ...
... Network Access Server (NAS) A device providing temporary, on-demand network access ...



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