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In computer networking, Point to Point Protocol (PPP) is a data link protocol used to establish a direct connection between two nodes. It can provide connection authentication, transmission encryption, and compression. PPP is used over many types of physical networks including serial cable, phone line, trunk line, cellular telephone, specialized radio links, and fiber optic links such as SONET. PPP is also used over Internet access connections. Internet service providers (ISPs) have used PPP for customer dial-up access to the Internet, since IP packets cannot be transmitted over a modem line on their own, without some data link protocol.
TechnologyA protocol that allows for the encapsulation of data packets for one network protocol in packets used by another protocol. As a result, TCP/IP data can be transmitted over a non-TCP/IP network, which allows for secure communications over virtual private networks.
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