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<reference anchor='RFC1990'>

<front>
<title>The PPP Multilink Protocol (MP)</title>
<author initials='K.' surname='Sklower' fullname='Keith Sklower'>
<organization>University of California,  Berkeley, Computer Science Department</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>384 Soda Hall</street>
<street>Mail Stop 1776</street>
<city>Berkeley</city>
<region>CA</region>
<code>94720-1776</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 510 642 9587</phone>
<email>sklower@CS.Berkeley.EDU</email></address></author>
<author initials='B.' surname='Lloyd' fullname='Brian Lloyd'>
<organization>Lloyd Internetworking</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>3031 Alhambra Drive</street>
<city>Cameron Park</city>
<region>CA</region>
<code>95682</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 916 676 1147</phone>
<email>brian@lloyd.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='G.' surname='McGregor' fullname='Glenn McGregor'>
<organization>Lloyd Internetworking</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>3031 Alhambra Drive</street>
<city>Cameron Park</city>
<region>CA</region>
<code>95682</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 916 676 1147</phone>
<email>glenn@lloyd.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='D.' surname='Carr' fullname='Dave Carr'>
<organization>Newbridge Networks Corporation</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>600 March Road</street>
<street>P.O. Box 13600</street>
<city>Kanata</city>
<region>Ontario</region>
<code>K2K 2E6</code>
<country>CA</country></postal>
<phone>+1 613 591 3600</phone>
<email>dcarr@Newbridge.COM</email></address></author>
<author initials='T.' surname='Coradetti' fullname='Tom Coradetti'>
<organization>Sidewalk Software</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>1190 Josephine Road</street>
<city>Roseville</city>
<region>MN</region>
<code>55113</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 612 490 7856</phone>
<email>70761.1664@compuserve.com</email></address></author>
<date month='August' year='1996' />
<abstract>
<t>This document proposes a method for splitting, recombining and sequencing datagrams across multiple logical data links.  This work was originally motivated by the desire to exploit multiple bearer channels in ISDN, but is equally applicable to any situation in which multiple PPP links connect two systems, including async links.  This is accomplished by means of new PPP  options and protocols.</t>
<t>The differences between the current PPP Multilink specification (RFC1717) and this memo are explained in Section 11.  Any system implementing the additional restrictions required by this memo will be backwards compatible with conforming RFC 1717 implementations.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='1990' />
</reference>
