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RFC 4760: Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4

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This document defines extensions to BGP-4 to enable it to carry routing information for multiple Network Layer protocols (e.g., IPv6, IPX, L3VPN, etc.). The extensions are backward compatible - a router that supports the extensions can interoperate with a router that doesn't support the extensions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC4760
Published
January 2007
Authors
T. Bates; R. Chandra; D. Katz; Y. Rekhter
Status
DRAFT STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
12
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2858
Updated by:
RFC 7606

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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 2283 (1998)
  2. RFC 2858 (2000)
  3. RFC 4760 (2007)

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