RFC 8965: Applicability of the Babel Routing Protocol
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
Babel is a routing protocol based on the distance-vector algorithm augmented with mechanisms for loop avoidance and starvation avoidance. This document describes a number of niches where Babel has been found to be useful and that are arguably not adequately served by more mature protocols.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8965
- Published
- January 2021
- Authors
- J. Chroboczek
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 10
- Also known as
- —
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