PPPoX
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PPPoX designates a family of encapsulating communications protocol
s implementing Point-to-Point Protocol
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Specific implementations:
Communications protocol
A communications protocol is a system of digital message formats and rules for exchanging those messages in or between computing systems and in telecommunications...
s implementing Point-to-Point Protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol
In networking, the Point-to-Point Protocol is a data link protocol commonly used in establishing a direct connection between two networking nodes...
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Specific implementations:
- PPPoEPoint-to-Point Protocol over EthernetThe Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol frames inside Ethernet frames. It is used mainly with DSL services where individual users connect to the DSL modem over Ethernet and in plain Metro Ethernet networks...
- PPPoAPoint-to-Point Protocol over ATMThe Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM is a network protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in AAL5. It is used mainly with DOCSIS and DSL carriers....
- PPTPPoint-to-point tunneling protocolThe Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol is a method for implementing virtual private networks. PPTP uses a control channel over TCP and a GRE tunnel operating to encapsulate PPP packets....
- PPPoEoVLAN