RFC 1655 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1994

Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet

Overview

RFC 1655, “Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 1994 by Y. Rekhter, P. Gross. It obsoletes RFC 1268. It has been obsoleted by RFC 1772 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document, together with its companion document, "A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)", define an inter-autonomous system routing protocol for the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 1268
Obsoleted by
RFC 1772
Other RFCs from 1994

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