Point-to-Point Protocol
(PPP)
Accessing the WAN – Chapter 2
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Objectives
Describe the fundamental concepts of point-to-point serial
communication including TDM, demarcation point, DTE-DCE
functions, HDLC encapsulation, and serial interface
troubleshooting.
Describe PPP concepts including PPP layered architecture, PPP
frame structure, PPP session establishment, multiprotocol
encapsulation support, link control protocol (LCP), network
control protocol (NCP), and Internet Protocol Control Protocol
(IPCP).
Configure PPP on a serial interface including enabling PPP
encapsulation, verifying the PPP connection and troubleshooting
encapsulation problems.
Configure PPP authentication including explaining PAP and
CHAP authentication protocols, configuring PPP authentication
using PAP and CHAP, and troubleshooting PPP authentication
problems.
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Describe the Fundamental Concepts of
Point-to-Point Serial Communication
Describe the concept of serial communication as the
basis of WAN technologies
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Describe the Fundamental Concepts of
Point-to-Point Serial Communication
Explain how two or more data streams are transported
across a single physical connection using TDM
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Describe the Fundamental Concepts of
Point-to-Point Serial Communication
Define the location of the demarcation point relative to
customer and service provider networks
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Describe the Fundamental Concepts of
Point-to-Point Serial Communication
Explain the terms DTE and DCE with relative to the
location of devices in a network
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Describe the Fundamental Concepts of
Point-to-Point Serial Communication
Describe how high-level data link control (HDLC) uses
one of three frame types to encapsulate data
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Describe the Fundamental Concepts of
Point-to-Point Serial Communication
Explain when and how to configure HDLC
encapsulation on a router
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Describe the Fundamental Concepts of
Point-to-Point Serial Communication
Describe the procedure to follow when troubleshooting
a serial connection
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Describe Point-to-Point Concepts
Describe PPP in terms of its use in WAN links
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Describe Point-to-Point Concepts
Describe the general function of each layer of PPP
architecture
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Describe Point-to-Point Concepts
Describe the purpose and format of each of the fields in
a PPP frame
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Describe Point-to-Point Concepts
Define the three phases of PPP session establishment
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Describe Point-to-Point Concepts
Explain the role of the LCP in PPP
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Describe Point-to-Point Concepts
Describe the characteristics of NCP
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Configure PPP on a Serial Interface
Describe how configuration options are communicated
in the LCP frame
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Configure PPP on a Serial Interface
Explain the purpose of the commands used to configure
and verify PPP connections
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Configure PPP on a Serial Interface
Explain the output of the show interfaces serial
command
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Configure PPP on a Serial Interface
Explain the output of the debug ppp command
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Configuring PPP with Authentication
Differentiate between PAP and CHAP
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Configuring PPP with Authentication
Describe how to use PAP to authenticate a PPP
connection
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Configuring PPP with Authentication
Describe how to use CHAP to authenticate a PPP
connection
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Configuring PPP with Authentication
Outline the PPP encapsulation and authentication
process on a flow chart
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Configuring PPP with Authentication
Explain how to configure a PPP connection with
authentication
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Configuring PPP with Authentication
Explain the output of the debug ppp authentication
command
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Summary
PPP is a widely used WAN protocol
PPP provides multi-protocol LAN to WAN connections
PPP session establishment – 4 phases
Link establishment
Link quality determination
Network layer protocol configuration negotiation
Link termination
WAN Encapsulation
–HDLC default encapsulation
–PPP
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Summary
PPP authentication
–PAP
•2 way handshake
–CHAP
•3 way handshake
–Use debug ppp authentication to confirm authentication
configuration
PPP configuration
–Done on a serial interface
After PPP configuration, use show interfaces command
to display:
–LCP state
–NCP state
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