Deprecation of BGP Entropy Label Capability Attribute
RFC 7447, “Deprecation of BGP Entropy Label Capability Attribute”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2015 by J. Scudder, K. Kompella. It updates RFC 6790. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The BGP Entropy Label Capability attribute is defined in RFC 6790. Regrettably, it has a bug: although RFC 6790 mandates that routers incapable of processing Entropy Labels must remove the attribute, fulfillment of this requirement cannot be guaranteed in practice. This specification deprecates the attribute. A forthcoming document will propose a replacement.
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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