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RFC 5511
Routing Backus-Naur Form (RBNF): A Syntax Used to Form Encoding Rules in Various Routing Protocol Specifications,April 2009
- File formats:
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Author:
- A. Farrel
- Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- NON WORKING GROUP
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5511
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Abstract
Several protocols have been specified in the Routing Area of the IETFusing a common variant of the Backus-Naur Form (BNF) of representingmessage syntax. However, there is no formal definition of thisversion of BNF.
There is value in using the same variant of BNF for the set ofprotocols that are commonly used together. This reduces confusion andsimplifies implementation.
Updating existing documents to use some other variant of BNF that isalready formally documented would be a substantial piece of work.
This document provides a formal definition of the variant of BNF thathas been used (that we call Routing BNF) and makes it availablefor use by new protocols. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.
For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.