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RFC 1966: BGP Route Reflection An alternative to full mesh IBGP

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 4456.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 4456 — BGP Route Reflection: An Alternative to Full Mesh Internal BGP (IBGP)

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

This document describes the use and design of a method known as "Route Reflection" to alleviate the the need for "full mesh" IBGP. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID
RFC1966
Published
June 1996
Authors
T. Bates; R. Chandra
Status
EXPERIMENTAL
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
7
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 4456
Updated by:
RFC 2796

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1966 (1996)
  2. RFC 2796 (2000)
  3. RFC 4456 (2006) ✓

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