RFC 2791 · INFORMATIONAL · 2000
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Scalable Routing Design Principles
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.
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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