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Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

nounid 3120·updated May 12, 2026
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An extension of the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol used by an Internet service provider to enable the operation of a virtual private network over the Internet.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

acronym
L2TP
plural
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocols
possessive
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol's
pluralpossessive
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocols'

Framework definitions

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An extension of the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol used by an Internet service provider to enable the operation of a virtual private network over the Internet.

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