RFC 9252: BGP Overlay Services Based on Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6)
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This document defines procedures and messages for SRv6-based BGP services, including Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (L3VPN), Ethernet VPN (EVPN), and Internet services. It builds on "BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)" (RFC 4364) and "BGP MPLS-Based Ethernet VPN" (RFC 7432).
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC9252
- Published
- July 2022
- Authors
- G. Dawra; K. Talaulikar; R. Raszuk; B. Decraene; S. Zhuang; J. Rabadan
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 29
- Also known as
- —
- Updated by:
- RFC 9819
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