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title: "What protocol does PPP use to identify the Network layer protocol?"  
description: "What protocol does PPP use to identify the Network layer protocol?"  
author: "Jivika Rai"  
published: 2017-11-20  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30967/what-protocol-does-ppp-use-to-identify-the-network-layer-protocol  
category: "technology"  
tags: ["computer networking", "networking", "network layer protocol"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What protocol does PPP use to identify the Network layer protocol?

What [protocol](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1027/what-attachments-protocol-will-be-used-in-windows-communication-foundation) does [PPP](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40112/how-often-does-the-weo-update-the-ppp-implied-conversion-rate-and-the-gdp-based-on-ppp-valuation-of-country-gdp-series) use to [identify](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159425/java-app-crash-arrayindexoutofboundsexception-identify-invalid-index) the [Network](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/342247/choosing-the-right-business-network-solution-for-growth) layer protocol?

## Answers

### Answer by Hemant Patel

Network Control Protocol (NCP) is used to help identify the Network layer protocol used in the packet.


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