RE: Border Router term (was: [Autoconf] new version draft-ietf-autoconf-statement-02 (pre-release))

"Teco Boot" <teco@inf-net.nl> Fri, 16 November 2007 14:26 UTC

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Subject: RE: Border Router term (was: [Autoconf] new version draft-ietf-autoconf-statement-02 (pre-release))
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> Do we have an RFC definition of the Border Router term?  I know of Area
> BR (ABR in ospf) and  ASBR (Autonomous System Border Router).  But is
> there a short English  "Border Router" term defined in an RFC? (don't
> direct me to manufacturer manuals or Wikipedia in German :-)
> 
> If yes then let's reuse.  If not then let's define.
I don't speak German very well, I'm Dutch;-)

Border Router (BR)
      A border router participates in multiple routing domains, and
      often multiple routing protocols.  A BR defines the border between
      its multiple routing domains.  A BR is responsible for presenting
      a consistent picture of the nodes reachable through itself to each
      routing domain.  A BR determines the routing information to
      propagate between different routing domains.
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-autoconf-manetarch-07.txt
Print this and put it under your pillow;-)
Tomorrow (or next week) I expect no questions anymore, where answers can be
found in this document.

Cheers, Teco





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