RFC 9972 - Advanced BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) Statistics Types

• Status: Proposed Standard
• Published: May 2026
• Stream: IETF
• Errata: No Errata

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Abstract

The BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) described in RFC 7854 defines statistics message types to observe events that occur on a monitored router. This document defines new statistics types to monitor BMP Adj-RIB-In and Adj-RIB-Out Routing Information Bases (RIBs).

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Contents

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Requirements Language
• 2. Terminology
• 3. RIB Monitoring Statistics
  • 3.1. Statistics Format
  • 3.2. Adj-RIB-In RIB Monitoring Statistics Definition
  • 3.3. Adj-RIB-Out RIB Monitoring Statistics Definition
• 4. Application Scope of Statistics
• 5. Implementation Considerations
• 6. Operational Considerations
• 7. Security Considerations
• 8. IANA Considerations
• 9. Normative References
• Acknowledgements
• Authors' Addresses

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Related Resources

• Official Text: RFC 9972
• Official Page: RFC 9972 DataTracker
• Errata: RFC Editor Errata