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BGP Last modified: Friday, February 13, 2004
Short for Border Gateway Protocol, an exterior gateway routing protocol that enables groups of routers (called autonomous systems) to share routing information so that efficient, loop-free routes can be established. BGP is commonly used within and between Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The protocol is defined in RFC 1771.
BGP for interDomain routing  Describes in great detail how to use BGP. The page is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. BGP and Multi-homing FAQ General questions and answers regarding the use of BGP. The BGP Page Links to BGP standards documents (RFCs) as well as white papers and configuration information. Yahoo!'s BGP page Yahoo!'s directory of BGP. RFC 1771 Request for Comment document for the Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4).	Related Categories Internet Protocols Routing Related Terms DDR EGP hot potato routing router routing routing protocol virtual router VRRP