Border Gateway Protocol

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Border Gateway Protocol
BGP

   (BGP) An {Exterior Gateway Protocol} defined in {RFC 1267} and
   {RFC 1268}.  Its design is based on experience gained with
   {Exterior Gateway Protocol} (EGP), as defined in {STD} 18,
   {RFC 904} and EGP usage in the {NSFNet} {backbone}, as
   described in RFCs 1092 and 1093.

   (1994-11-29)