Point-to-Point Protocol over L2TP

A Point-to-Point Protocol over L2TP connection uses PPP and L2TP server to establish the network.

PPP

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a protocol for providing a direct data link connection with authentication, encryption and compression.

L2TP

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is a protocol used to support VPNs, where security is provided in the transmitted packages rather than in the tunneling.