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Routing Policy Specification Language (RPSL)

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Network Working Group                                     C. Alaettinoglu
Request for Comments: 2280             USC/Information Sciences Institute
Category: Standards Track                                        T. Bates
                                                            Cisco Systems
                                                                E. Gerich
                                                          At Home Network
                                                            D. Karrenberg
                                                                     RIPE
                                                                 D. Meyer
                                                     University of Oregon
                                                              M. Terpstra
                                                             Bay Networks
                                                            C. Villamizar
                                                                      ANS
                                                             January 1998

              Routing Policy Specification Language (RPSL)

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998).  All Rights Reserved.

   Table of Contents

   1 Introduction                                                     2
   2 RPSL Names, Reserved Words, and Representation                   3
   3 Contact Information                                              6
     3.1 mntner Class  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
     3.2 person Class  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
     3.3 role Class  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   4 route Class                                                     10
   5 Set Classes                                                     12
     5.1 route-set Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
     5.2 as-set Class  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
     5.3 Predefined Set Objects  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
     5.4 Hierarchical Set Names  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
   6 aut-num Class                                                   16
     6.1 import Attribute:  Import Policy Specification  . . . . . . 16
       6.1.1 Peering Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
       6.1.2 Action Specification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19



Alaettinoglu, et. al.       Standards Track
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