{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-idr-rfc2796bis-02",
  "doc_id": "RFC4456",
  "title": "BGP Route Reflection: An Alternative to Full Mesh Internal BGP (IBGP)",
  "authors": [
    "T. Bates",
    "E. Chen",
    "R. Chandra"
  ],
  "format": [
    "TEXT",
    "HTML"
  ],
  "page_count": "12",
  "pub_status": "DRAFT STANDARD",
  "status": "DRAFT STANDARD",
  "source": "Inter-Domain Routing",
  "abstract": "The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an inter-autonomous system routing protocol designed for TCP/IP internets. Typically, all BGP speakers within a single AS must be fully meshed so that any external routing information must be re-distributed to all other routers within that Autonomous System (AS). This represents a serious scaling problem that has been well documented with several alternatives proposed.\n\n This document describes the use and design of a method known as \"route reflection\" to alleviate the need for \"full mesh\" Internal BGP (IBGP).\n\n This document obsoletes RFC 2796 and RFC 1966. [STANDARDS-TRACK]",
  "pub_date": "April 2006",
  "keywords": [
    "BGP-RR",
    "Border",
    "Gateway",
    "Protocol",
    "autonomous",
    "system"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [
    "RFC1966",
    "RFC2796"
  ],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [
    "RFC7606"
  ],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC4456",
  "errata_url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/rfc4456"
}