RFC 827
























                      EXTERIOR GATEWAY PROTOCOL (EGP)


                               Eric C. Rosen


                       Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.


                               October 1982












It is proposed to establish a standard for Gateway to Gateway procedures
that allow the Gateways to be mutually suspicious.  This document is a
DRAFT for that standard.  Your comments are strongly encouraged.







 
     RFC 827                              Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.
                                                         Eric C. Rosen



                             Table of Contents




     1   INTRODUCTION.......................................... 1
     2   NEIGHBOR ACQUISITION.................................. 8
     3   NEIGHBOR REACHABILITY PROTOCOL....................... 11
     4   NETWORK REACHABILITY (NR) MESSAGE.................... 15
     5   POLLING FOR NR MESSAGES.............................. 22
     6   SENDING NR MESSAGES.................................. 25
     7   INDIRECT NEIGHBORS................................... 27
     8   HOW TO BE A STUB GATEWAY............................. 28
     9   LIMITATIONS.......................................... 32