Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Point-to-Point Protocol
     
         (PPP) The {protocol} defined in
        {RFC 1661}, the {Internet} standard for transmitting {network
        layer} {datagrams} (e.g. {IP} packets) over serial
        point-to-point links.
     
        PPP has a number of advantages over {SLIP}; it is designed to
        operate both over {asynchronous} connections and bit-oriented
        {synchronous} systems, it can configure connections to a
        remote network dynamically, and test that the link is usable.
        PPP can be configured to encapsulate different network layer
        protocols (such as {IP}, {IPX}, or {AppleTalk}) by using the
        appropriate {Network Control Protocol} (NCP).
     
        {RFC 1220} describes how PPP can be used with remote bridging.
     
        {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.protocols.ppp}.
     
        {A paper on PPP
        (ftp://ftp.uu.net/vendor/MorningStar/papers/sug91-cheapIP.ps.Z)}.
     
        (1994-12-13)