RFC 9616: Delay-Based Metric Extension for the Babel Routing Protocol
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document defines an extension to the Babel routing protocol that measures the round-trip time (RTT) between routers and makes it possible to prefer lower-latency links over higher-latency ones.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC9616
- Published
- September 2024
- Authors
- B. Jonglez; J. Chroboczek
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 13
- Also known as
- —
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