{"draft":"draft-ietf-pwe3-cw-06","doc_id":"RFC4385","title":"Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Control Word for Use over an MPLS PSN","authors":["S. Bryant","G. Swallow","L. Martini","D. McPherson"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"12","pub_status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","source":"Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge to Edge INT","abstract":"This document describes the preferred design of a Pseudowire\r\nEmulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Control Word to be used over an MPLS\r\npacket switched network, and the Pseudowire Associated Channel\r\nHeader.  The design of these fields is chosen so that an MPLS Label\r\nSwitching Router performing MPLS payload inspection will not confuse\r\na PWE3 payload with an IP payload.  [STANDARDS-TRACK]","pub_date":"January 2006","keywords":["multiprotocol label switching","packet switched network","pseudowire associated channel header"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":["RFC5586"],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC4385","errata_url":"https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/errata\/rfc4385"}