References
If you would like more information about the BGP protocol, consult the following resources:
- Address Prefix Based Outbound Route Filter for BGP-4 - draft-chen-bgp-prefix-orf-04.txt (October 2002 expiration)
- BGP Extended Communities Attribute - draft-ietf-idr-bgp-ext-communities-05.txt (November 2002 expiration)
- BGP/MPLS VPNs - draft-ietf-ppvpn-rfc2547bis-03.txt (April 2003 expiration)
- BGP support for four-octet AS number space - draft-ietf-idr-as4bytes-05.txt (November 2002 expiration)
- Cooperative Route Filtering Capability for BGP-4 - draft-ietf-idr-route-filter-06.txt (November 2002 expiration)
- Dynamic Capability for BGP-4 - draft-ietf-idr-dynamic-cap-02.txt (October 2002 expiration)
- ERX Release Notes, Appendix A, System Maximums - refer to the Release Notes corresponding to your software release for information on maximum values.
- RFC 1657 - Definitions of Managed Objects for the Fourth Version of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP-4) using SMIv2 (July 1997)
- RFC 1745 - BGP4/IDRP for IP—OSPF Interaction (December 1994)
- RFC 1771 - A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) (March 1995)
- RFC 1772 - Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet (March 1995)
- RFC 1773 - Experience with the BGP-4 protocol (March 1995)
- RFC 1774 - BGP-4 Protocol Analysis (March 1995)
- RFC 1863 - A BGP/IDRP Route Server alternative to a full mesh routing (October 1995)
- RFC 1930 - Guidelines for creation, selection, and registration of an Autonomous System (AS) (March 1996)
- RFC 1965 - Autonomous System Confederations for BGP (June 1996)
- RFC 1966 - BGP Route Reflection An alternative to full mesh IBGP (June 1996)
- RFC 1997 - BGP Communities Attribute (August 1996)
- RFC 1998 - An Application of the BGP Community Attribute in Multi-home Routing (August 1996)
- RFC 2270 - Using a Dedicated AS for Sites Homed to a Single Provider (January 1998)
- RFC 2385 - Protection of BGP Sessions via the TCP MD5 Signature Option (August 1998)
- RFC 2439 - BGP Route Flap Damping (November 1998)
- RFC 2519 - A Framework for Inter-Domain Route Aggregation (February 1999)
- RFC 2547 - BGP/MPLS VPNs (March 1999)
- RFC 2796 - BGP Route Reflection - An Alternative to Full Mesh IBGP (April 2000)
- RFC 2842 - Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4 (May 2000)
- RFC 2858 - Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4 (June 2000)
- RFC 2918 - Route Refresh Capability for BGP-4 (September 2000)
- RFC 3065 - Autonomous System Confederations for BGP (February 2001)
Note: IETF drafts are valid for only 6 months from the date of issuance. They must be considered as works in progress. Please refer to the IETF Web site at http://www.ietf.org for the latest drafts.![]()