Border Gateway Protocol

nounid 1694·updated May 9, 2026

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An inter-autonomous system routing protocol. BGP is used to exchange routing information for the Internet and is the protocol used between Internet service providers (ISP).

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Entity Type

Network95%rule-basedr:entity.network.gear.v1

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Variants

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acronym: BGP
plural: Border Gateway Protocols
possessive: Border Gateway Protocol's
pluralpossessive: Border Gateway Protocols'

Framework definitions

2 senses across 2 frameworks

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: An inter-autonomous system routing protocol. BGP is used to exchange routing information for the Internet and is the protocol used between Internet service providers (ISP).

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: An inter-autonomous system routing protocol. BGP is used to exchange routing information for the Internet and is the protocol used between Internet service providers (ISP).
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