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Special-Purpose Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Values

Created
2002-11-08
Last Updated
2021-04-14
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Base Special-Purpose MPLS Label Values

Registration Procedure(s)
Standards Action
Reference
[RFC3032][RFC7274][RFC9017]
Available Formats

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Value Description Reference
0 IPv4 Explicit NULL Label [RFC3032]
1 Router Alert Label [RFC3032]
2 IPv6 Explicit NULL Label [RFC3032]
3 Implicit NULL Label [RFC3032]
4-6 Unassigned
7 Entropy Label Indicator (ELI) [RFC6790]
8-12 Unassigned
13 Generic Associated Channel Label [RFC5586]
14 OAM Alert Label [RFC3429]
15 Extension Label (XL) [RFC7274][RFC9017]

Extended Special-Purpose MPLS Label Values

Registration Procedure(s)
Standards Action
Reference
[RFC7274]
Available Formats

CSV
Value Description Reference
0-15 Reserved. Never to be made available for allocation. [RFC7274]
16 Metadata Label Indicator (MLI) [RFC8595]
17 Metadata Present Indicator (MPI) [RFC8595]
18-239 Unassigned
240-255 Reserved for Experimental Use [RFC7274]
256-1048575 Reserved. Not to be made available for allocation without a new Standards Track RFC to define an allocation policy. [RFC7274]