{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-pals-ple-15",
  "doc_id": "RFC9801",
  "title": "Private Line Emulation over Packet Switched Networks",
  "authors": [
    "S. Gringeri",
    "J. Whittaker",
    "N. Leymann",
    "C. Schmutzer, Ed.",
    "C. Brown"
  ],
  "format": [
    "XML",
    "TEXT",
    "HTML",
    "PDF"
  ],
  "page_count": "33",
  "pub_status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "source": "Pseudowire And LDP-enabled Services",
  "abstract": "This document expands the applicability of Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) bit-stream payloads beyond Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) signals and provides pseudowire transport with complete signal transparency over Packet Switched Networks (PSNs).",
  "pub_date": "July 2025",
  "keywords": [
    "pseudowires",
    "circuit emulation",
    "structure-agnostic emulation",
    "bit-stream payload",
    "SR-MPLS",
    "SRv6",
    "IWF"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC9801",
  "errata_url": null
}