BGP Administrative Shutdown Communication
RFC 8203, “BGP Administrative Shutdown Communication”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2017 by J. Snijders, J. Heitz, J. Scudder. It updates RFC 4486. It has been obsoleted by RFC 9003 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document enhances the BGP Cease NOTIFICATION message "Administrative Shutdown" and "Administrative Reset" subcodes for operators to transmit a short freeform message to describe why a BGP session was shutdown or reset. This document updates RFC 4486.
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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