%% You should probably cite draft-ietf-grow-as-path-prepending-12 instead of this revision. @techreport{ietf-grow-as-path-prepending-00, number = {draft-ietf-grow-as-path-prepending-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-grow-as-path-prepending/00/}, author = {Mike McBride and Doug Madory and Jeff Tantsura and Robert Raszuk and Hongwei Li}, title = {{AS Path Prepending}}, pagetotal = 10, year = ** No value found for 'doc.pub_date.year' **, month = ** No value found for 'doc.pub_date' **, day = ** No value found for 'doc.pub_date.day' **, abstract = {AS Path Prepending provides a tool to manipulate the BGP AS\_Path attribute through prepending multiple entries of an AS. AS Path Prepending is used to deprioritize a route or alternate path. By prepending the local ASN multiple times, ASs can make advertised AS paths appear artificially longer. Excessive AS Path Prepending has caused routing issues in the internet. This document provides guidance,to the internet community, with how best to utilize AS Path Prepending in order to avoid negatively affecting the internet.}, }