RFC 8097 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2017

BGP Prefix Origin Validation State Extended Community

Overview

RFC 8097, “BGP Prefix Origin Validation State Extended Community”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2017 by P. Mohapatra, K. Patel, J. Scudder, D. Ward, R. Bush. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines a new BGP opaque extended community to carry the origination Autonomous System (AS) validation state inside an autonomous system. Internal BGP (IBGP) speakers that receive this validation state can configure local policies that allow it to influence their decision process.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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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