Protocol Action: PPP in HDLC-like Framing to Standard

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Subject: Protocol Action: PPP in HDLC-like Framing to Standard
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 1994 13:40:27 -0400
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The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft "PPP in HDLC-like Framing"
<draft-ietf-pppext-hdlc-fs-01.txt> as a Standard. This document is
the product of the Point-to-Point Protocol Extensions Working Group.
The IESG contact persons are Stev Knowles and Claudio Topolcic.


Technical Summary

  The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for
  transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links.
 
  This document describes the use of HDLC-like framing for PPP-
  encapsulated packets.
 
  This specification is widely implemented and enjoys tremendous
  support in the community.

Working Group Summary

   The PPP Working Group has spent considerable time over the years
   honing the wording of this specification to remove the least
   ambiguities from the text.  There is wide working group and
   community support for this specification

Protocol Quality

   This specification has had every feature and process implemented
   in at least two independant implementations.  The specification
   was reviewed by Stev Knowles, one of the Internet Area Directors,
   for the IESG.

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