RFC - 2661
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol "L2TP"
| Original: | ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2661.txt |
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| Authors: | W. Townsley [cisco Systems], A. Valencia [cisco Systems], A. Rubens [Ascend Communications], G. Pall [Microsoft Corporation], G. Zorn [Microsoft Corporation], B. Palter [Redback Networks] |
| Date: | August 1999 |
| Category: | Proposed Standard |
| Referred by: | 49 RFC |
| Refers to: | 17 RFC |
Status
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document describes the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). STD 51, RFC 1661std51 specifies multi-protocol access via PPP [RFC1661]. L2TP facilitates the tunneling of PPP packets across an intervening network in a way that is as transparent as possible to both end-users and applications.
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