RFC 1965 · EXPERIMENTAL · 1996

Autonomous System Confederations for BGP

Overview

RFC 1965, “Autonomous System Confederations for BGP”, is an Experimental document published in June 1996 by P. Traina. It has been obsoleted by RFC 3065 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes an extension to BGP which may be used to create a confederation of autonomous systems which is represented as one single autonomous system to BGP peers external to the confederation. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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

What “Experimental” means

Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 3065
Other RFCs from 1996

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