@misc{rfc6472, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 6472, howpublished = {RFC 6472}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC6472}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6472}, author = {Kotikalapudi Sriram and Warren "Ace" Kumari}, title = {{Recommendation for Not Using AS\_SET and AS\_CONFED\_SET in BGP}}, pagetotal = 5, year = 2011, month = dec, abstract = {This document recommends against the use of the AS\_SET and AS\_CONFED\_SET types of the AS\_PATH in BGPv4. This is done to simplify the design and implementation of BGP and to make the semantics of the originator of a route more clear. This will also simplify the design, implementation, and deployment of ongoing work in the Secure Inter-Domain Routing Working Group. This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.}, }