Graceful BGP Session Shutdown
RFC 8326, “Graceful BGP Session Shutdown”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2018 by P. Francois, B. Decraene, C. Pelsser, K. Patel, C. Filsfils. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document standardizes a new well-known BGP community, GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN, to signal the graceful shutdown of paths. This document also describes operational procedures that use this well-known community to reduce the amount of traffic lost when BGP peering sessions are about to be shut down deliberately, e.g., for planned maintenance.
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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