RFC 1657 · DRAFT STANDARD · 1994

Definitions of Managed Objects for the Fourth Version of the Border Gateway Protocol using SMIv2

Overview

RFC 1657, “Definitions of Managed Objects for the Fourth Version of the Border Gateway Protocol using SMIv2”, is a Draft Standard document published in July 1994 by S. Willis, J. Burruss, J. Chu. It has been obsoleted by RFC 4273 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes managed objects used for managing the Border Gateway Protocol Version 4 or lower [1, 2]. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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

What “Draft Standard” means

A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 4273
Other RFCs from 1994

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