RFC 1998 · INFORMATIONAL · 1996
WED · 29 JUL 2026
An Application of the BGP Community Attribute in Multi-home Routing
Overview
RFC 1998, “An Application of the BGP Community Attribute in Multi-home Routing”, is an Informational document published in August 1996 by E. Chen, T. Bates. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document presents an application of the BGP community attribute [2] in simplifying the implementation and configuration of routing policies in the multi-provider Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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