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RFC 888: "STUB" Exterior Gateway Protocol

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

This RFC describes the Exterior Gateway Protocol used to connect Stub Gateways to an Autonomous System of core Gateways. This document specifies the working protocol, and defines an ARPA official protocol. All implementers of Gateways should carefully review this document.

Document record

Document ID: RFC888
Published: January 1984
Authors: L. Seamonson; E.C. Rosen
Status: UNKNOWN
Stream: Legacy
Area: —
Pages: 39
Also known as: —

Updated by:: RFC 904

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One later RFC formally updates or obsoletes part of this document.

RFC 904Exterior Gateway Protocol formal specificationCurrent
April 1984

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