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2. Definitions of Terms Used in This Memo

2. Definitions of Terms Used in This Memo

AFI: Address Family Identifier

AS: Autonomous System

Loc-RIB: The Loc-RIB contains the routes that have been selected by the local BGP speaker's Decision Process [RFC4271].

NLRI: Network Layer Reachability Information

PE: Provider Edge router

RIB: Routing Information Base

SAFI: Subsequent Address Family Identifier

VRF: Virtual Routing and Forwarding

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.