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Point-to-Point
Protocol
Point-to-point network encapsulation method that provides frame
delimiters, protocol identification, and integrity services at the bit
level.
Prefix The initial bits of an IP address. The number of bits is represented
via the prefix-length notation.
Prefix length The number of bits in a prefix.
Prefix-length
notation
Notation used to represent network prefix length. It uses the
“address/prefix length” form, where prefix length indicates the
number of bits in the prefix.
Prefixes list A collection of prefixes typically used when creating match
conditions, for example, for firewall filters.
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