RFC 1654 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1994
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
A Border Gateway Protocol 4
Overview
RFC 1654, “A Border Gateway Protocol 4”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 1994 by Y. Rekhter, T. Li. It has been obsoleted by RFC 1771 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines an inter-autonomous system routing protocol for the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1994
- RFC 1653 SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration
- RFC 1655 Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet
- RFC 1652 SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport
- RFC 1656 BGP-4 Protocol Document Roadmap and Implementation Experience
- RFC 1651 SMTP Service Extensions
- RFC 1657 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Fourth Version of the Border Gateway Protocol using SMIv2
- RFC 1650 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-like Interface Types using SMIv2
- RFC 1658 Definitions of Managed Objects for Character Stream Devices using SMIv2