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PPP NCP: Network Control Protocol in PPP

The Network Control Protocol (NCP), a protocol in the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) suite, provides services in the PPP link connection process to establish and configure different network-layer protocols such as IP, IPX or AppleTalk. After an NCP has reached the opened state, PPP will carry the corresponding network-layer protocol packets. Any supported network-layer protocol packets received when the corresponding NCP is not in the opened state must be silently discarded. The most commonly used NCPs are IP Control Protocol (IPCP) and IPv6CP.

Standard Organization

IETF

Related Document

RFC 1661