RFC 1163 · HISTORIC · 1990
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Border Gateway Protocol
Overview
RFC 1163, “Border Gateway Protocol”, is a Historic document published in June 1990 by K. Lougheed, Y. Rekhter. It obsoletes RFC 1105. It has been obsoleted by RFC 1267 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC, together with its companion RFC-1164, "Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet", specify an inter-autonomous system routing protocol for the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1990
- RFC 1162 Connectionless Network Protocol and End System to Intermediate System Management Information Base
- RFC 1164 Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet
- RFC 1161 SNMP over OSI
- RFC 1165 Network Time Protocol over the OSI Remote Operations Service
- RFC 1160 Internet Activities Board
- RFC 1166 Internet numbers
- RFC 1159 Message Send Protocol
- RFC 1167 Thoughts on the National Research and Education Network