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other IETF documents, the interpretation in this document is that other IETF documents, the interpretation in this document is that
if a practice has been deprecated, that practice should not be if a practice has been deprecated, that practice should not be
included in new implementations or deployed in new deployments. included in new implementations or deployed in new deployments.
Embedded Packet: A packet that follows immediately after the MPLS Embedded Packet: A packet that follows immediately after the MPLS
label stack and an optional PSH. The embedded packet could be an label stack and an optional PSH. The embedded packet could be an
IPv4 or IPv6 packet, an Ethernet packet (for Virtual Private LAN IPv4 or IPv6 packet, an Ethernet packet (for Virtual Private LAN
Service (VPLS) [RFC4761] [RFC4762] or EVPN [RFC7432]), or some Service (VPLS) [RFC4761] [RFC4762] or EVPN [RFC7432]), or some
other type of Layer 2 frame [RFC4446]. other type of Layer 2 frame [RFC4446].
Label Stack: For an MPLS packet, all labels (four-octet fields) Label Stack: A label stack is represented as a consecutive sequence
after the Layer 2 header, up to and including the label with the of "label stack entries (four-octet fields)" after the Layer 2
Bottom of Stack bit set [RFC3032]. header but before any network layer header. The last label stack
entry of a label stack has its Bottom of Stack bit set.
MPLS Packet: A packet whose Layer 2 header declares the type to be MPLS Packet: A packet whose Layer 2 header declares the type to be
MPLS. For example, the Ethertype is 0x8847 or 0x8848 for MPLS. For example, the Ethertype is 0x8847 or 0x8848 for
Ethernet, and the Protocol field is 0x0281 or 0x0283 for PPP. Ethernet, and the Protocol field is 0x0281 or 0x0283 for PPP.
MPLS Payload: All data after the label stack, including the PFN, an MPLS Payload: All data after the label stack and the optional Post-
optional post-stack header, and the embedded packet. Stack header.
Post-stack First Nibble (PFN): The most significant four bits of the Post-stack First Nibble (PFN): The most significant four bits of the
first octet following the label stack. first octet following the label stack.
Post-Stack Header (PSH): A field containing information that may be Post-Stack Header (PSH): A field containing information that may be
of interest to the egress Label Switching Router (LSR) or transit of interest to the egress Label Switching Router (LSR) or transit
LSRs. Examples include a control word [RFC4385] [RFC8964] or an LSRs. Examples include a control word [RFC4385] [RFC8964] or an
associated channel header [RFC4385] [RFC5586] [RFC9546]. A parser associated channel header [RFC4385] [RFC5586] [RFC9546]. A parser
needs to be able to determine where the PSH ends in order to find needs to be able to determine where the PSH ends in order to find
the embedded packet. the embedded packet.
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