RFC 7543 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2015
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Covering Prefixes Outbound Route Filter for BGP-4
Overview
RFC 7543, “Covering Prefixes Outbound Route Filter for BGP-4”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2015 by H. Jeng, L. Jalil, R. Bonica, K. Patel, L. Yong. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines a new Outbound Route Filter (ORF) type, called the Covering Prefixes ORF (CP-ORF). CP-ORF is applicable in Virtual Hub-and-Spoke VPNs. It also is applicable in BGP/MPLS Ethernet VPN (EVPN) networks.
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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