in Section 4 of [RFC 8972] provides a flexible extension mechanism for optional informational elements. The TLV Format in a STAMP Test packet is reported below:: 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |STAMP TLV Flags| Type | Length | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ~ Value ~ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-------+---------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Field | Description | +-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | STAMP TLV Flags | 8-bit field; for the details about the STAMP | | | TLV Flags Format, see RFC 8972 | +-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Type | characterizes the interpretation of the Value | | | field | +-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Length | the length of the Value field in octets | +-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Value | interpreted according to the value of the Type | | | field | +-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+ References: * `Simple Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol Optional Extensions [RFC 8972] `_ z