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Generic routing encapsulation

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Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) is a protocol designed for encapsulation of arbitrary kinds of network layer packets inside arbitrary kinds of network layer packets.

Example uses

  • Used in conjunction with PPTP to create VPNs.

References