draft-ietf-idr-large-community-07.txt		draft-ietf-idr-large-community-08.txt
	IDR J. Heitz, Ed.		IDR J. Heitz, Ed.
	Internet-Draft Cisco		Internet-Draft Cisco
	Intended status: Standards Track J. Snijders, Ed.		Intended status: Standards Track J. Snijders, Ed.
	Expires: May 17, 2017 NTT		Expires: May 18, 2017 NTT
	K. Patel		K. Patel
	Arrcus		Arrcus
	I. Bagdonas		I. Bagdonas
	Equinix		Equinix
	N. Hilliard		N. Hilliard
	INEX		INEX
	November 13, 2016		November 14, 2016
	BGP Large Communities		BGP Large Communities
	draft-ietf-idr-large-community-07		draft-ietf-idr-large-community-08
	Abstract		Abstract
	This document describes the BGP Large Communities attribute, an		This document describes the BGP Large Communities attribute, an
	extension to BGP-4. This attribute provides a mechanism to signal		extension to BGP-4. This attribute provides a mechanism to signal
	opaque information within separate namespaces to aid in routing		opaque information within separate namespaces to aid in routing
	management. The attribute is suitable for use with four-octet		management. The attribute is suitable for use with four-octet
	Autonomous System Numbers.		Autonomous System Numbers.
	Requirements Language		Requirements Language
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	This Internet-Draft will expire on May 17, 2017.		This Internet-Draft will expire on May 18, 2017.
	Copyright Notice		Copyright Notice
	Copyright (c) 2016 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the		Copyright (c) 2016 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
	document authors. All rights reserved.		document authors. All rights reserved.
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	Global Administrator: A four-octet namespace identifier.		Global Administrator: A four-octet namespace identifier.
	Local Data Part 1: A four-octet operator-defined value.		Local Data Part 1: A four-octet operator-defined value.
	Local Data Part 2: A four-octet operator-defined value.		Local Data Part 2: A four-octet operator-defined value.
	The Global Administrator field is intended to allow different		The Global Administrator field is intended to allow different
	Autonomous Systems to define BGP Large Communities without collision.		Autonomous Systems to define BGP Large Communities without collision.
	This field SHOULD be either one of the reserved values as defined		This field SHOULD either be one of the reserved values as defined
	below, or an Autonomous System Number (ASN). If it is a reserved		below, or an Autonomous System Number (ASN). If it is a reserved
	value, then the Local Data Parts are as defined by the reserved		value, then the Local Data Parts are as defined by the reserved
	value. If it is an ASN then the Local Data Parts are to be		value. If it is an ASN then the Local Data Parts are to be
	interpreted as defined by the owner of the ASN.		interpreted as defined by the owner of the ASN.
	There is no significance to the order in which twelve-octet Large		There is no significance to the order in which twelve-octet Large
	Community Attribute values are encoded in a Large Communities		Community Attribute values are encoded in a Large Communities
	attribute, A BGP speaker can transmit them in any order.		attribute, A BGP speaker can transmit them in any order.
	Duplicate BGP Large Community values SHOULD NOT be transmitted. A		Duplicate BGP Large Community values MUST NOT be transmitted. A
	receiving speaker SHOULD silently remove duplicate BGP Large		receiving speaker MUST silently remove duplicate BGP Large Community
	Community values from a BGP Large Community attribute.		values from a BGP Large Community attribute.
	3. Aggregation		3. Aggregation
	If a range of routes is aggregated, then the resulting aggregate		If a range of routes is aggregated, then the resulting aggregate
	should have a BGP Large Communities attribute which contains all of		should have a BGP Large Communities attribute which contains all of
	the BGP Large Communities attributes from all of the aggregated		the BGP Large Communities attributes from all of the aggregated
	routes.		routes.
	4. Canonical Representation		4. Canonical Representation
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