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BGP Protocol Extensions and Updates by nelsonjed is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document discusses the exhaustion of the AS pool of addresses by 2012 and the subsequent release of RFC 4893 and RFC 5398, which extend the AS number from a 16-bit to a 32-bit field. This extension increases the available AS numbers from 65,536 to 4,294,967,296. Additionally, it outlines the use of route updates in BGP for managing destination paths and attributes.

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nelsonjed

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