Border Gateway Protocol
Interdomain routing protocol that lets autonomous systems exchange reachability information across the global internet.
Core metadata
- ID: border_gateway_protocol
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1989 (exact)
- Region: Global internet
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Computer Networking (computer_networking)
- Internet Protocols (TCP/IP, ARPANET) (internet_protocols_tcp_ip_arpanet)
- Packet Switching (packet_switching)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
Field lanes
- Telecommunications & Networking: Protocols & Routing
Node sources
- RFC 4271: A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4) (RFC Editor, 2006, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Protocols (TCP/IP, ARPANET) (internet_protocols_tcp_ip_arpanet) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Internet Protocols (TCP/IP, ARPANET) provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Packet Switching (packet_switching) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Packet Switching provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Computer Networking (computer_networking) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Computer Networking provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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