RFC 9816
Usage and Applicability of BGP Link State (BGP-LS) Shortest Path First (SPF) Routing in Data Centers, July 2025
- File formats:
- Also available: XML file for editing
- Status:
- INFORMATIONAL
- Authors:
- K. Patel
A. Lindem
S. Zandi
G. Dawra
J. Dong - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- lsvr (rtg)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9816
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Abstract
This document discusses the usage and applicability of BGP Link State (BGP-LS) Shortest Path First (SPF) extensions in data center networks utilizing Clos or Fat Tree topologies. The document is intended to provide simplified guidance for the deployment of BGP-LS SPF extensions.
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.