A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8300 Title: Network Service Header (NSH) Author: P. Quinn, Ed., U. Elzur, Ed., C. Pignataro, Ed. Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: January 2018 Mailbox: paulq@cisco.com, uri.elzur@intel.com, cpignata@cisco.com Pages: 40 Characters: 93675 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-sfc-nsh-28.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8300 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8300 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). This document is a product of the Service Function Chaining Working Group of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet Standards Track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Official Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC