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1. BGP Multi-Protocol
The BGP protocol, as specified in RFC 4271, can only announce IPv4 unicast routes. The Multi-Protocol (MP) extension enables BGP to route new types of routes, in particular IPv6 routes and certain routes used in BGP/MPLS VPN networks.
Throughout this document, the term BGP refers to version 4 of the protocol, i.e. BGP-4.
MP-BGP identifies transported route protocols by combining two concepts:
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Websites
IETF http://www.ietf.org
IANA http://www.iana.org
POTAROO, Geoff Huston http://bgp.potaroo.net/
Standards and norms
- A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4), REKHTER (Y.), LI (T.) - RFC 1771 - 03-95
- A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4), REKHTER (Y.), LI (T.), MARES (S.) - RFC 4271 - 01-06
- BGP/MPLS VPNs, ROSEN (E.), REKHTER (Y.) - RFC 2547 - 03-99
- BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), ROSEN (E.), REKHTER (Y.) - RFC 4364 - 02-06
- BGP Support for four-octet AS number space, VOHRA (Q.), CHEN (E.) - RFC 4893...
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