Found this in RFC 1661 which documents PPP: The maximum length for the Information field, including Padding, but not including the Protocol field, is termed the Maximum Receive Unit (MRU), which defaults to 1500 octets. By negotiation, consenting PPP implementations may use other values for the MRU.
P. At 03:05 PM 11/29/01, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote: > >Howard, > > > >Correct me if am wrong but, the HDLC advantage over PPP is the MTU size. > >PPP supports 1500 while HDLC 4xxx (can't remember the exact number), > >this might be helpful in situations where DF bit is set. > > > >Nabil > >I'd have to research this -- I don't offhand remember PPP (as the >protocol) having a MTU limit that small. It would surprise me, given >the interest in POS. ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=27728&t=27637 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
