RFC 9831 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2025

Segment Type Extensions for BGP Segment Routing Policy

Overview

RFC 9831, “Segment Type Extensions for BGP Segment Routing Policy”, is an Experimental document published in September 2025 by K. Talaulikar, C. Filsfils, S. Previdi, P. Mattes, D. Jain. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the signaling of additional Segment Routing (SR) Segment Types for SR Policies in BGP using the SR Policy Subsequent Address Family Identifier (SAFI).

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What “Experimental” means

Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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