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RFC 10005: BGP Link Bandwidth Extended Community

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This document defines a BGP extended community, the Link Bandwidth Extended Community, which carries bandwidth information to enable weighted load-balancing in multipath scenarios. It specifies the format and processing rules for this extended community type.

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Document ID
RFC10005
Published
June 2026
Authors
P. Mohapatra; R. Das; S. Mohanty; S. Krier; R.J. Szarecki; A. Gattani
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
10
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