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RFC 4360: BGP Extended Communities Attribute

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This document describes the "extended community" BGP-4 attribute. This attribute provides a mechanism for labeling information carried in BGP-4. These labels can be used to control the distribution of this information, or for other applications. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4360
Published
February 2006
Authors
S. Sangli; D. Tappan; Y. Rekhter
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
12
Also known as
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Updated by:
RFC 7153, RFC 7606

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2 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.

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