How old is BGP?
Summary of the article When was BGP invented? January, 1989 BGP was initially conceived in January, 1989 by Yakov Rekhter (IBM) and Kirk Lougheed (Cisco) on two napkins during the 12th IETF conference in Austin, Texas. What was before BGP? 1989 – 1991: BGP-1, 2 and 3 In 1989, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP, RFC...Read More


