1. Encapsulation in PPP
Point to point protocol encapsulates the network layer packets in its frames. The fact that PPP can encapsulate any network layer packet makes PPP layer three protocol independent and also capable of carrying multiple Layer three packets over a single link.
2. Link Control Protocol
Link Control Protocol is the second component of PPP. The main purpose of LCP is to build and maintain data-link connections. Below are some of the functionalities of this sub-protocol:
2.1 PPP Authentication
PPP uses its Authentication method to identify the remote device.
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