5. Glossary

AFI; Address Family Identifier

Address family (in BGP context)

AIGP; Accumulated Interior Gateway Protocol

Function that allows BGP to keep the sum of IGP metrics for a destination

AS; Autonomous System

Autonomous system (network). The Internet is made up of interconnected ASes

ASBR; Autonomous System Border Router

Router for interconnecting to another network

BFD; Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

A network protocol used to quickly and automatically detect faults between two devices connected by a link.

BGP; Border Gateway Protocol

Routing protocol used to exchange routes between ASes

BGP LU;...