{"draft":"draft-ietf-grow-bgp-med-considerations-05","doc_id":"RFC4451","title":"BGP MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) Considerations","authors":["D. McPherson","V. Gill"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"13","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"Global Routing Operations","abstract":"The BGP MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) attribute provides a mechanism for BGP\r\nspeakers to convey to an adjacent AS the optimal entry point into the\r\nlocal AS.  While BGP MEDs function correctly in many scenarios, a\r\nnumber of issues may arise when utilizing MEDs in dynamic or complex\r\ntopologies.\r\n\r\nThis document discusses implementation and deployment considerations\r\nregarding BGP MEDs and provides information with which implementers and\r\nnetwork operators should be familiar.  This memo provides information for the Internet community.","pub_date":"March 2006","keywords":["border gateway protocol"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC4451","errata_url":null}