@misc{rfc8300, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 8300, howpublished = {RFC 8300}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC8300}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8300}, author = {Paul Quinn and Uri Elzur and Carlos Pignataro}, title = {{Network Service Header (NSH)}}, pagetotal = 40, year = 2018, month = jan, abstract = {This document describes a Network Service Header (NSH) imposed on packets or frames to realize Service Function Paths (SFPs). The NSH also provides a mechanism for metadata exchange along the instantiated service paths. The NSH is the Service Function Chaining (SFC) encapsulation required to support the SFC architecture (defined in RFC 7665).}, }