Definitions for "PPPoA"
Keywords:  atm, pppoe, dsl, adsl, encapsulating
Dial-up Internet connections typically use PPP protocol. PPPoA is a method for running PPP protocol over ATM. PPPoA… • •  offers service providers similar billing and access control with a presence in dial-up services.•  provides session authentication using Password Authentication Protocol (PAP).•  provides session authentication using Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP).•  achieves session accounting and conservation of bandwidth by closing down unused sessions.•  allows the IAD/Router and ISP link to easily negotiate network parameters.
PPP over ATM. A standard protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in AAL5 (ATM Adaptation Layer 5). PPPoA is used in broadband Internet connection, using ADSL or cable modem. Also see DSL and cable modem.
One of the two types of PPP interfaces you can define for a Virtual Circuit(VC), the other being PPPoE. You can only define one PPPoA per VC.