Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP)
Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) is a protocol for exchanging routing information between two neighbor gateway hosts (each with its own router) in a network of autonomous systems. EGP is commonly used between hosts on the Internet to exchange routing table information. The routing table contains a list of known routers, the addresses they can reach, and a cost metric associated with the path to each router so that the best available route is chosen. Each router polls its neighbor at intervals between 120 to 480 seconds and the neighbor responds by sending its complete routing table.
EGP-2 is the latest version of EGP.
A more recent exterior gateway protocol, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), provides additional capabilities.
Also see Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP).
This was last updated in April 2005
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