RFC 2439 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1998
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
BGP Route Flap Damping
Overview
RFC 2439, “BGP Route Flap Damping”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 1998 by C. Villamizar, R. Chandra, R. Govindan. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
A usage of the BGP routing protocol is described which is capable of reducing the routing traffic passed on to routing peers and therefore the load on these peers without adversely affecting route convergence time for relatively stable routes. [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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