RFC 7674 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2015
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Clarification of the Flowspec Redirect Extended Community
Overview
RFC 7674, “Clarification of the Flowspec Redirect Extended Community”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2015 by J. Haas. It updates RFC 5575. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8955 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document updates RFC 5575 ("Dissemination of Flow Specification Rules") to clarify the formatting of the BGP Flowspec Redirect Extended Community.
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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