RFC 8203 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2017

BGP Administrative Shutdown Communication

Overview

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.

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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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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 9003
This RFC updates
RFC 4486
Other RFCs from 2017

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