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BGP Custom Decision Process
draft-ietf-idr-custom-decision-08

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (idr WG)
Expired & archived
Authors Alvaro Retana , Russ White
Last updated 2017-08-07 (Latest revision 2017-02-03)
Replaces draft-retana-bgp-custom-decision
RFC stream Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Intended RFC status Proposed Standard
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Stream WG state WG Document
Revised I-D Needed - Issue raised by WG
Document shepherd Susan Hares
IESG IESG state Expired
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Abstract

The BGP specification describes a Decision Process for selecting the best route. This process uses a series of steps, made up of path attributes and other values, to first determine the Degree of Preference of a route and later as tie breakers. While existing mechanisms may achieve some of the same results described in this document, they can only do so through extensive configuration such as matching communities to explicit policy and/or route preference configurations present on each BGP speaker within their administrative domain (autonomous system). Implementing some specific fine grained policies through such mechanisms is cumbersome, if even possible. This document defines a new Extended Community, called the Cost Community, which may be used as part of the Decision Process. The end result is a local Custom Decision Process.

Authors

Alvaro Retana
Russ White

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