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RFC 2858 - Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4

  • Status: Proposed Standard
  • Published: June 2000
  • Stream: IETF
  • Obsoletes: RFC2283
  • Obsoleted by: RFC4760
  • Errata: No Errata

Status of this Memo​

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 "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.

Abstract​

Currently BGP-4 [BGP-4] is capable of carrying routing information only for IPv4 [IPv4]. This document defines extensions to BGP-4 to enable it to carry routing information for multiple Network Layer protocols (e.g., IPv6, IPX, etc...). The extensions are backward compatible - a router that supports the extensions can interoperate with a router that doesn't support the extensions.

This document obsoletes RFC 2283.

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