@misc{rfc4618, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 4618, howpublished = {RFC 4618}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC4618}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4618}, author = {Andrew G. Malis and Eric C. Rosen and Luca Martini and Giles Heron}, title = {{Encapsulation Methods for Transport of PPP/High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) over MPLS Networks}}, pagetotal = 16, year = 2006, month = sep, abstract = {A pseudowire (PW) can be used to carry Point to Point Protocol (PPP) or High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) Protocol Data Units over a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network without terminating the PPP/HDLC protocol. This enables service providers to offer "emulated" HDLC, or PPP link services over existing MPLS networks. This document specifies the encapsulation of PPP/HDLC Packet Data Units (PDUs) within a pseudowire. {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}}, }