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Multiprotocol Encapsulation
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<p>Multiprotocol Encapsulation, or MPE for short, is a <a href="/facts/Data_link_layer/K9yPufbt">Data link layer</a> protocol defined by <a href="/facts/Digital_Video_Broadcasting/KPGNTGBJ">DVB</a> which has been published as part of <a href="/facts/ETSI/8rJbbhPg">ETSI</a> EN 301 192. It provides means to carry packet oriented protocols (like for instance <a href="/facts/Internet_Protocol/Qq6VeEal">IP</a>) on top of <a href="/facts/MPEG_transport_stream/2wBLnyeD">MPEG transport stream</a> (TS). </p><p>Another encapsulation method is <a href="/facts/Unidirectional_Lightweight_Encapsulation/q7GMRKxt">Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation</a> (ULE) which was developed and standardized within the <a href="/facts/IETF/tIcCsFhX">IETF</a> as RFC 4326. </p>