RFC 8206 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2017
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
BGPsec Considerations for Autonomous System Migration
Overview
RFC 8206, “BGPsec Considerations for Autonomous System Migration”, is a Proposed Standard document published in September 2017 by W. George, S. Murphy. It updates RFC 8205. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document discusses considerations and methods for supporting and securing a common method for Autonomous System (AS) migration within the BGPsec protocol.
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
Other RFCs from 2017
- RFC 8205 BGPsec Protocol Specification
- RFC 8207 BGPsec Operational Considerations
- RFC 8204 Benchmarking Virtual Switches in the Open Platform for NFV
- RFC 8208 BGPsec Algorithms, Key Formats, and Signature Formats
- RFC 8203 BGP Administrative Shutdown Communication
- RFC 8209 A Profile for BGPsec Router Certificates, Certificate Revocation Lists, and Certification Requests
- RFC 8202 IS-IS Multi-Instance
- RFC 8210 The Resource Public Key Infrastructure to Router Protocol, Version 1