RFC 5163 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2008

Extension Formats for Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation and the Generic Stream Encapsulation

Overview

RFC 5163, “Extension Formats for Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation and the Generic Stream Encapsulation”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2008 by G. Fairhurst, B. Collini-Nocker. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a set of Extension Headers for the Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE), RFC 4326.

The Extension Header formats specified in this document define extensions appropriate to both ULE and the Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE) for the second-generation framing structure defined by the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) family of specifications. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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