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© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 1
Point-to-Point
Connections
Connecting Networks

Presentation_ID 2© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential
Objectives
 Explain the fundamentals of point-to-point serial communication
across a WAN.
 Configure HDLC encapsulation on a point-to-point serial link.
 Describe the benefits of using PPP over HDLC in a WAN.
 Describe the PPP layered architecture and the functions of LCP and
NCP.
 Explain how a PPP session is established.
 Configure PPP encapsulation on a point-to-point serial link.
 Configure PPP authentication protocols.
 Use show and debug commands to troubleshoot PPP.

Serial Point-to-Point
Overview

Serial Communications
Serial and Parallel Ports
 Point-to-point connections are used to connect LANs to service provider
WANs.
• Also referred to as a serial connection or leased-line connection.
 Communications across a serial connection is a method of data
transmissions in which the bits are transmitted sequentially over a single
channel.
 In parallel communications, bits can be transmitted simultaneously over
multiple wires.

Serial Communication
 On the WAN link, data is
encapsulated by the protocol
used by the sending router.
 Encapsulated frame is sent on a
physical medium to the WAN.
 Receiving router uses the same
communications protocol to de-
encapsulate the frame when it
arrives.
Three serial communication
standards for LAN-to-WAN
connections: RS-232, V.35, HSSI

Point-to-Point Communication Links
 Point-to-point links can connect two geographically distant sites.
 Carrier dedicates specific resources for a line leased by the customer
(leased-line).
 Point-to-point links are usually more expensive than shared services.

Time-Division Multiplexing
Multiplexing – A scheme that allows multiple logical signals to share a
single physical channel.

DTE-DCE
 DTE – Commonly CPE, generally a router, could also be a terminal,
computer, printer, or fax machine if they connect directly to the service
provider network.
 DCE – Commonly a modem or CSU/DSU, it is a device used to
convert the user data from the DTE into a form acceptable to the WAN
service provider transmission link. The signal is received at the remote
DCE, which decodes the signal back into a sequence of bits; the
remote DCE then signals this sequence to the remote DTE.

Serial Cables

HDLC Encapsulation
WAN Encapsulation Protocols
Data is encapsulated into frames before crossing the WAN link; an
appropriate Layer 2 encapsulation type must be configured.

HDLC Encapsulation
HDLC Encapsulation
 Bit-oriented, synchronous data link layer protocol developed by the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
 Uses synchronous serial transmission to provide error-free
communication between two points.
 Defines a Layer 2 framing structure that allows for flow control and
error control through the use of acknowledgments.
 Cisco has developed an extension to the HLDC protocol to solve the
inability to provide multiprotocol support (Cisco HLDC also referred to
as cHDLC).

HDLC Encapsulation
Configuring HDLC Encapsulation
 Default encapsulation method used by Cisco devices on synchronous
serial lines
 Point-to-point protocol on leased lines between two Cisco devices
 Connecting to a non-Cisco device, use synchronous PPP

HDLC Encapsulation
Troubleshooting a Serial Interface

PPP Operation

Benefits of PPP
Introducing PPP
PPP contains three main
components:
 HDLC protocol for
encapsulating datagrams
over point-to-point links
 Extensible Link Control
Protocol (LCP) to establish,
configure, and test the data
link connection
 Family of Network Control
Protocols (NCPs) to
establish and configure
different network layer
protocols (IPv4, IPv6,
AppleTalk, Novell IPX, and
SNA Control Protocol)

Benefits of PPP
Advantages of PPP
 PPP not proprietary
 PPP includes many features not available in HDLC
 Link quality management feature monitors the quality of the link.
If too many errors are detected, PPP takes down the link
 Supports PAP and CHAP authentication

LCP and NCP
PPP Layered Architecture
 LCP sets up the
PPP connection
and its
parameters
 NCPs handle
higher layer
protocol
configurations
 LCP terminates
the PPP
connection

LCP and NCP
PPP Control Protocol (LCP)
LCP provides
automatic
configuration of the
interfaces at each end,
including:
 Handling varying
limits on packet
size.
 Detecting common
misconfiguration
errors.
 Terminating the link.
 Determining when a
link is functioning
properly or when it
is failing.

LCP and NCP
PPP Network Control Protocol (NCP)
 PPP permits
multiple network
layer protocols to
operate on the
same
communications
link.
 For every
network layer
protocol used,
PPP uses a
separate NCP.

PPP Sessions
Establishing a PPP Session
Phase 1 – LCP must first open the connection and
negotiate configuration options; it completes when the
receiving router sends a configuration-acknowledgment
frame back to the router initiating the connection.

PPP Sessions
Establishing a PPP Session (cont.)
Phase 2 – LCP tests the link to determine whether the
link quality is sufficient to bring up network layer
protocols.

PPP Sessions
Establishing a PPP Session (cont.)
Phase 3 – After the LCP has finished the link quality
determination phase, the appropriate NCP can separately
configure the network layer protocols, and bring them up
and take them down at any time.

PPP Sessions
PPP Configuration Options
Optional functions
include:
 Authentication
using either
PAP or CHAP
 Compression
using either
Stacker or
Predictor
 Multilink that
combines two
or more
channels to
increase the
WAN bandwidth

Configuring PPP

Configure PPP
PPP Basic Configuration Command

Configure PPP
PPP Compression Commands

Configure PPP
PPP Link Quality Monitoring Command
The ppp quality percentage command ensures that
the link meets the quality requirement set; otherwise, the link
closes down.

Configure PPP
PPP Multilink Commands

Configure PPP
Verifying PPP Configuration

PPP Authentication
PPP Authentication Protocols

PPP Authentication
Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
Initiating PAP
Completing PAP

PPP Authentication
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
Initiating CHAP
Responding CHAP

PPP Authentication
CHAP (cont.)
Completing CHAP

PPP Authentication
PPP Encapsulation and Authentication Process

PPP Authentication
Configuring PPP Authentication

PPP Authentication
Configuring PPP Authentication (cont.)

Troubleshooting WAN
Connectivity

Troubleshoot PPP
Troubleshooting PPP Serial Encapsulation

Troubleshoot PPP
Troubleshooting a PPP Configuration with Authentication

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