@misc{rfc4023, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 4023, howpublished = {RFC 4023}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC4023}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4023}, author = {Eric C. Rosen and Tom Worster and Yakov Rekhter}, title = {{Encapsulating MPLS in IP or Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)}}, pagetotal = 14, year = 2005, month = mar, abstract = {Various applications of MPLS make use of label stacks with multiple entries. In some cases, it is possible to replace the top label of the stack with an IP-based encapsulation, thereby enabling the application to run over networks that do not have MPLS enabled in their core routers. This document specifies two IP-based encapsulations: MPLS-in-IP and MPLS-in-GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation). Each of these is applicable in some circumstances. {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}}, }