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Internet Protocol encapsulation for serial ports and router connections

The Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) is an encapsulation of the Internet Protocol designed to work over serial ports and router connections. It is documented in RFC 1055. On personal computers, SLIP has largely been replaced by the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), which is better engineered, has more features, and does not require its IP address configuration to be set before it is established. On microcontrollers, however, SLIP is still the preferred way of encapsulating IP packets, due to its very small overhead. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Serial Line Internet ProtocolA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Unix System Administration HandbookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Setting up a SLIP (serial line Internet protocol) server and Gopher siteCited 0 times
  4. Go sideways: Van Jacobson TCP/IP Header CompressionA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: Point-to-Point ProtocolA closely related topic

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