A PPP termination device allowing PPP termination at a location where a
decreased number of subscriber's signals are multiplexed is disclosed.
The PPP termination is performed in an access gateway including a switch
in the access network system. The access gateway includes a first
interface to a DSLAM, a second interface to a backbone network, and a
header processor for converting between a network-layer packet and a PPP
data packet including the network-layer packet. The switch switches a
connection among the first interface, the second interface, the PPP link
controller, and the header processor, depending on which one of a PPP
data packet and a link control packet is inputted. The link control
packet is used for link establishment and disconnection.