RFC 2791 · INFORMATIONAL · 2000 TUE · 15 SEP 2026

Scalable Routing Design Principles

By J. Yu · Published July 2000 · DOI 10.17487/RFC2791

Overview

RFC 2791, “Scalable Routing Design Principles”, is an Informational document published in July 2000 by J. Yu. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document identifies major factors affecting routing scalability as well as basic principles of designing scalable routing for large networks. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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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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