RFC Archive
ROUTING

Architecture and Requirements
Simple Gateway Protocols
Intra-Domain (Interior) Gateway Protocols
Inter-Domain (Exterior) Gateway Protocols
Multicast Protocols
Tunneling/Encapsulation Protocols
Other routeing Protocols

Architecture and Requirements

Current

RFC 917: Internet subnets
RFC 932: Subnetwork addressing scheme
RFC 975: Autonomous confederations
RFC 1009: Requirements for Internet gateways
(Replaces RFC 985, Replaced by RFC 1716)
RFC 1046: Queuing algorithm to provide type-of-service for IP links
RFC 1102: Policy routing in Internet protocols
RFC 1104: Models of policy based routing
RFC 1124 (PS): Policy issues in interconnecting networks
RFC 1125 (DVI, PS): Policy requirements for inter Administrative Domain routing
RFC 1126: Goals and functional requirements for inter-autonomous system routing
RFC 1136: Administrative Domains and Routing Domains: A model for routing in the Internet
RFC 1222: Advancing the NSFNET routing architecture
RFC 1254: Gateway Congestion Control Survey
RFC 1264: Internet Routing Protocol Standardization Criteria
RFC 1322: A Unified Approach to Inter-Domain Routing
RFC 1335: A Two-Tier Address Structure for the Internet: A Solution to the Problem of Address Space Exhaustion
RFC 1365: An IP Address Extension Proposal
RFC 1375: Suggestion for New Classes of IP Addresses
RFC 1380: IESG Deliberations on Routing and Addressing
RFC 1385: EIP: The Extended Internet Protocol A Framework for Maintaining Backward Compatibility
RFC 1467: Status of CIDR Deployment in the Internet
(Replaces RFC 1367, Replaced by RFC 1467)
RFC 1481: IAB Recommendation for an Intermediate Strategy to Address the Issue of Scaling
RFC 1627: Network 10 Considered Harmful (Some Practices Shouldn't be Codified)
(Updated by RFC 1918)
RFC 1631: The IP Network Address Translator (NAT)
(Updated by RFC 1918)
RFC 1715: The H Ratio for Address Assignment Efficiency
RFC 1744: Observations on the Management of the Internet Address Space
RFC 1786: Representation of IP Routing Policies in a Routing Registry (ripe-81++)
RFC 1787: Routing in a Multi-provider Internet
RFC 1797: Class A Subnet Experiment
RFC 1812: Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers
(Replaces RFC 1716)
RFC 1814: Unique Addresses are Good
RFC 1878: Variable Length Subnet Table For IPv4
(Replaces RFC 1860)
RFC 1879: Class A Subnet Experiment Results and Recommendations
RFC 1881: IPv6 Address Allocation Management
RFC 1884: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
RFC 1887: An Architecture for IPv6 Unicast Address Allocation
RFC 1897: IPv6 Testing Address Allocation
RFC 1900: Renumbering Needs Work
RFC 1916: Enterprise Renumbering: Experience and Information Solicitation
RFC 1917: An Appeal to the Internet Community to Return Unused IP Networks (Prefixes) to the IANA
RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets
(Replaces RFC 1597, Updates RFC 1627)
RFC 1930: Guidelines for creation, selection, and registration of an Autonomous System (AS)
RFC 1955: New Scheme for Internet Routing and Addressing (ENCAPS) for IPN
RFC 1992: The Nimrod Routing Architecture
RFC 2008: Implications of Various Address Allocation Policies for Internet Routing
RFC 2009: GPS-Based Addressing and Routing
RFC 2036: Observations on the use of Components of the Class A Address Space within the Internet
RFC 2050: INTERNET REGISTRY IP ALLOCATION GUIDELINES
(Replaces RFC 1466)
RFC 2071: Network Renumbering Overview: Why would I want it and what is it anyway?
RFC 2072: Router Renumbering Guide
RFC 2073: An IPv6 Provider-Based Unicast Address Format
RFC 2101: IPv4 Address Behaviour Today
RFC 2260: Scalable Support for Multi-homed Multi-provider Connectivity
RFC 2270: Using a Dedicated AS for Sites Homed to a Single Provider
RFC 2280: Routing Policy Specification Language (RPSL)
RFC 2281: Cisco Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)

Informational

RFC 1093: NSFNET routing architecture

Old

RFC 985: Requirements for Internet gateways - draft
(Replaced by 1009)
RFC 1366: Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space
(Replaced by RFC 1466)
RFC 1367: Schedule for IP Address Space Management Guidelines
(Replaced by RFC 1467)
RFC 1466: Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space
(Replaces RFC 1366, Replaced by RFC 2050)
RFC 1597: Address Allocation for Private Internets
(Replaced by RFC 1918)
RFC 1716: Towards Requirements for IP Routers
(Replaces RFC 1009, Replaced by RFC 1812)
RFC 1860: Variable Length Subnet Table For IPv4
(Replaced by RFC 1878)

CIDR - Classless Inter-Domain Routing

Current

RFC 1517: Applicability Statement for the Implementation of Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
RFC 1518: An Architecture for IP Address Allocation with CIDR
RFC 1519: Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR): an Address Assignment and Aggregation Strategy
(Replaces 1338)
RFC 1520: Exchanging Routing Information Across Provider Boundaries in the CIDR Environment
RFC 1817: CIDR and Classful Routing <\dd>

Old

RFC 1338: Supernetting: an Address Assignment and Aggregation Strategy
(Replaced by 1519)

Simple Gateway Protocols

GGP - Gateway-Gateway Protocol

Current

RFC 823: DARPA Internet gateway
RFC 875: Gateways, architectures, and heffalumps

Intra-Domain (Interior) Gateway Protocols

IS-IS

RFC 1142 (PS): OSI IS-IS Intra-domain Routing Protocol
RFC 1195 (PS): Use of OSI IS-IS for routing in TCP/IP and dual environments

OSPF - Open Shortest Path First

Current

RFC 1245 (PS): OSPF protocol analysis
RFC 1246 (PS): Experience with the OSPF protocol
RFC 1349: Type of Service in the Internet Protocol Suite
(Updates RFC 1248)
RFC 1370: Applicability Statement for OSPF
RFC 1584 (PS): Multicast Extensions to OSPF
RFC 1585: MOSPF: Analysis and Experience
RFC 1586: Guidelines for Running OSPF Over Frame Relay Networks
RFC 1587: The OSPF NSSA Option
RFC 1765: OSPF Database Overflow
RFC 1793: Extending OSPF to Support Demand Circuits
RFC 1850: OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base
(Replaces RFC 1253)
RFC 2154: OSPF with Digital Signatures
RFC 2178: OSPF Version 2
(Replaces RFC 1583)

Old

RFC 1131 (PS): OSPF specification
(Replaced by 1247)
RFC 1247 (PS): OSPF version 2
(Replaces 1131, Replaced by 1583)
RFC 1248: OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base
(Updated by RFC 1349, Replaced by RFC 1252)
RFC 1252: OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base
(Replaces RFC 1248, Replaced by RFC 1253)
RFC 1253: OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base
(Replaces RFC 1252, Replaced by RFC 1850)
RFC 1583 (PS): OSPF version 2
(Replaces 1247)

RIP - Routing Information Protocol

Current

RFC 1581: Protocol Analysis for Extensions to RIP to Support Demand Circuits
RFC 1582: Extensions to RIP to Support Demand Circuits
RFC 1721: RIP Version 2 Protocol Analysis; (Replaces 1387)
RFC 1722: RIP Version 2 Protocol Applicability Statement
RFC 1723: RIP Version 2 Carrying Additional Information; (Replaces 1388)
RFC 1724: RIP Version 2 MIB Extension; (Replaces 1389)
RFC 1923: RIPv1 Applicability Statement for Historic Status
RFC 2080: RIPng for IPv6
RFC 2081: RIPng Protocol Applicability Statement
RFC 2082: RIP-2 MD5 Authentication
RFC 2091: Triggered Extensions to RIP to Support Demand Circuits
RFC 2092: Protocol Analysis for Triggered RIP

Old

RFC 1058
Routing Information Protocol
(Replaced by 1388)
RFC 1387
RIP Version 2 Protocol Analysis
(Replaced by 1721)
RFC 1388
RIP Version 2 Carrying Additional Information
(Replaces 1058, Replaced by 1723)
RFC 1389
RIP Version 2 MIB Extension
(Replaced by 1724)

Other

RFC 1027: Using ARP to implement transparent subnet gateways
RFC 1074: NSFNET backbone SPF based Interior Gateway Protocol

Inter-Domain (Exterior) Gateway Protocols

BGP - Border Gateway Protocol

Current - Core

RFC 1269

Definitions of Managed Objects for the Border Gateway Protocol (Version 3)

RFC 1771
A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
(Replaces RFC 1654)

RFC 2283
Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4

Current - Other

RFC 1265

BGP Protocol Analysis

RFC 1266

Experience with the BGP Protocol

RFC 1397

Default Route Advertisement In BGP2 And BGP3 Versions Of The Border Gateway Protocol

RFC 1403

BGP OSPF Interaction
(Replaces 1364)

RFC 1772

Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet
(Replaces 1655)

RFC 1773

Experience with the BGP-4 protocol
(Replaces 1656)

RFC 1774

BGP-4 Protocol Analysis

RFC 1863

A BGP/IDRP Route Server alternative to a full mesh routing

RFC 1965

Autonomous System Confederations for BGP

RFC 1966

BGP Route Reflection An alternative to full mesh IBGP

RFC 1997

BGP Communities Attribute

RFC 1998

An Application of the BGP Community Attribute in Multi-home Routing

RFC 2042

Registering New BGP Attribute Types

Old

RFC 1105
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
(Replaced by 1163)
RFC 1163
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
(Replaces 1105, Replaced by 1267)
RFC 1267
A Border Gateway Protocol 3 (BGP-3)
(Replaces 1163)
RFC 1654
A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
(Replaced by 1771)
RFC 1164
Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet
(Replaced by 1268)
RFC 1268
Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet
(Replaces 1164, Replaced by 1655)
RFC 1655
Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet
(Replaces 1268, Replaced by 1772)
RFC 1656
BGP-4 Protocol Document Roadmap and Implementation Experience
(Replaced by 1773)
RFC 1364
BGP OSPF Interaction
(Replaces 1403)

Other

RFC 1745
BGP4/IDRP for IP-OSPF Interaction
EGP - Exterior Gateway Protocol

Current

RFC 827
Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP)
RFC 904
Exterior Gateway Protocol formal specification
RFC 888
"STUB" Exterior Gateway Protocol
RFC 890
Exterior Gateway Protocol implementation schedule
RFC 911
EGP Gateway under Berkeley UNIX 4.2
RFC 1092
EGP and policy based routing in the new NSFNET backbone
IDPR - Inter-Domain Policy Routing

Current

RFC 1477
IDPR as a Proposed Standard
RFC 1478
An Architecture for Inter-Domain Policy Routing
RFC 1479
Inter-Domain Policy Routing Protocol Specification - Version 1
NIMROD

Current

RFC 1992
The Nimrod Routing Architecture

RFC 2102
Multicast Support for Nimrod: Requirements and Solution Approaches

RFC 2103
Mobility Support for Nimrod: Challenges and Solution Approaches
Other

RFC 1133
Routing between the NSFNET and the DDN
RFC 1482
Aggregation Support in the NSFNET Policy Routing Database

Multicast Protocols

DVMRP

Draft

DRAFT-IETF-IDMR-DVMRP-V3-00
Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol V3
DRAFT-THALER-DVMRP-MIB-02
Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol V3

Old

RFC 1075
Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol

MOSPF

Current

RFC 1584 (PS)
Multicast Extensions to OSPF
RFC 1585
MOSPF: Analysis and Experience

PIM - Protocol Independent Multicast

Current

RFC 2117: Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification

Draft

DRAFT-IETF-IDMR-PIM-ARCH-01 (PS): Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM): Motivation and Architecture
DRAFT-IETF-IDMR-PIM-SPEC-02 (PS): Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM): Specification
DRAFT-IETF-IDMR-PIM-DM-SPEC-01 (PS): Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM): Dense Mode Specification
DRAFT-IETF-IDMR-PIM-SM-SPEC-03 (PS): Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM): Sparse Mode Specification
DRAFT-IETF-IDMR-PIM-MIB-01: Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM): MIB

Tunneling/Encapsulation Protocols

Current

RFC 1701
Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
RFC 1702
Generic Routing Encapsulation over IPv4 networks

Other Routeing Protocols and Addressing Schemes

Appeltalk

RFC 1504

Appletalk Update-Based Routing Protocol: Enhanced Appletalk Routing
AX.25

RFC 981

An Experimental Multiple-Path Routing Algorithm
Internet

RFC 1383

An Experiment in DNS Based IP Routing

RFC 1476

RAP: Internet Route Access Protocol

RFC 1940

Source Demand Routing: Packet Format and Forwarding Specification (Version 1).
ISO
X.400

Magnus Danielson <cfmd(at)bredband(dot)net>

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Architecture and Requirements

Simple Gateway Protocols

Intra-Domain (Interior) Gateway Protocols

Inter-Domain (Exterior) Gateway Protocols

Multicast Protocols

Tunneling/Encapsulation Protocols

Other Routeing Protocols and Addressing Schemes

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