draft-ietf-idr-bgp-dpa-01.txt		draft-ietf-idr-bgp-dpa-02.txt
	INTERNET-DRAFT Enke Chen		INTERNET-DRAFT Enke Chen
	<draft-ietf-idr-bgp-dpa-01.txt> Tony Bates		<draft-ietf-idr-bgp-dpa-02.txt> Tony Bates
	Expires in six months MCI		MCI
	June 1995		July 1995
	Destination Preference Attribute for BGP		Destination Preference Attribute for BGP
	<draft-ietf-idr-bgp-dpa-01.txt>		<draft-ietf-idr-bgp-dpa-02.txt>
	Status of this Memo		Status of this Memo
	This document is an Internet Draft. Internet Drafts are working		This document is an Internet Draft. Internet Drafts are working
	documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its Areas,		documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its Areas,
	and its Working Groups. Note that other groups may also distribute		and its Working Groups. Note that other groups may also distribute
	working documents as Internet Drafts.		working documents as Internet Drafts.
	Internet Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six		Internet Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six
	months. Internet Drafts may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by		months. Internet Drafts may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by
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	multi-provider Internet.		multi-provider Internet.
	Destination Preference Attribute (DPA)		Destination Preference Attribute (DPA)
	This document proposes the DPA path attribute, which is an optional		This document proposes the DPA path attribute, which is an optional
	transitive attribute of fixed length. The attribute is represented		transitive attribute of fixed length. The attribute is represented
	by a pair <AS#, DPA value>. The AS# is a two octet non-negative		by a pair <AS#, DPA value>. The AS# is a two octet non-negative
	integer, which denotes the AS that specifies the preference. The DPA		integer, which denotes the AS that specifies the preference. The DPA
	value is a four octet non-negative integer.		value is a four octet non-negative integer.
	The DPA attribute has Type Code 10. Code 10 is chosen so as not to		The DPA attribute has Type Code 11.
	conflict with existing and other proposed codes.
	Route Selection Process		Route Selection Process
	The DPA attributes are considered comparable only if the DPA		The DPA attributes are considered comparable only if the DPA
	attributes are present in all the routes being compared and are set		attributes are present in all the routes being compared and are set
	by the same AS.		by the same AS.
	The comparable DPA attributes shall be used as a selection criteria,		The comparable DPA attributes shall be used as a selection criteria,
	after the "local_pref" attribute is evaluated, and before the		after the "local_pref" attribute is evaluated, and before the
	evaluation of the AS path length and the multi-exit-discriminator		evaluation of the AS path length and the multi-exit-discriminator
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	insightful comments and suggestions.		insightful comments and suggestions.
	References		References
	[1] Rekhter, Y., and Li, T., "A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)",		[1] Rekhter, Y., and Li, T., "A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)",
	RFC1771, March 1995.		RFC1771, March 1995.
	[2] Y. Rekhter, and P. Gross, "Application of the Border Gateway		[2] Y. Rekhter, and P. Gross, "Application of the Border Gateway
	Protocol in the Internet", RFC1772, March 1995.		Protocol in the Internet", RFC1772, March 1995.
	[3] Chen, E., and Bates, T., "Analysis and Critique of the Current		[3] Chen, E., and Bates, T., "Current Practice of Implementing
	Practice of Implementing Symmetric Routing in the Multi-Provider		Symmetric Routing and Load Sharing in the Multi-Provider Internet",
	Internet", INTERNET-DRAFT, <draft-ietf-idr-symm-multi-prov-01.txt>,		INTERNET-DRAFT, <draft-ietf-idr-symm-multi-prov-01.txt>, June 1995.
	June 1995.
	[4] Chen, E., and Bates, T., "Application of the BGP Destination		[4] Chen, E., and Bates, T., "Application of the BGP Destination
	Preference Attribute in Implementing Symmetric Routing", INTERNET-		Preference Attribute in Implementing Symmetric Routing", INTERNET-
	DRAFT, <draft-ietf-idr-dpa-application-01.txt>, June 1995.		DRAFT, <draft-ietf-idr-dpa-application-01.txt>, June 1995.
	[5] Antonov, V., "BGP AS Path Metrics", INTERNET DRAFT, <draft-ietf-		[5] Antonov, V., "BGP AS Path Metrics", INTERNET DRAFT, <draft-ietf-
	idr-bgp-metrics-00.txt>, March 1995.		idr-bgp-metrics-00.txt>, March 1995.
	[6] Rekhter, Y., "Routing in a Multi-provider Internet", RFC1787,		[6] Rekhter, Y., "Routing in a Multi-provider Internet", RFC1787,
	April 1995.		April 1995.
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