Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4
RFC 2842, “Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2000 by R. Chandra, J. Scudder. It has been obsoleted by RFC 3392 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines new Optional Parameter, called Capabilities, that is expected to facilitate introduction of new capabilities in BGP by providing graceful capability advertisement without requiring that BGP peering be terminated. [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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