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RFC 1268: Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1655.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 1772 — Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document describes the usage of the BGP in the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1268
Published
October 1991
Authors
Y. Rekhter; P. Gross
Status
HISTORIC
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
13
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1164
Obsoleted by:
RFC 1655

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1164 (1990)
  2. RFC 1268 (1991)
  3. RFC 1655 (1994)
  4. RFC 1772 (1995) ✓

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