RFC 8966
The Babel Routing Protocol, January 2021
- File formats:
- Also available: XML file for editing
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 6126, RFC 7557
- Authors:
- J. Chroboczek
D. Schinazi - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- babel (rtg)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8966
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Abstract
Babel is a loop-avoiding, distance-vector routing protocol that is robust and efficient both in ordinary wired networks and in wireless mesh networks. This document describes the Babel routing protocol and obsoletes RFC 6126 and RFC 7557.
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.