What is Border Gateway Protocol?
{{IPstack}} The '''Border Gateway Protocol''' ('''BGP''') is the main [[routing|routing protocol]] of the [[Internet]]. It decides how [[Information|data]] gets from one place to another on the Internet. It was made to get rid of the [[Exterior Gateway Protocol|EGP]] routing protocol to make the Internet more independent. Most Internet users do not use BGP. It is the [[internet service provider|ISPs]] who use it to talk to other ISPs so they can send and get data from each other. It is one of the most important protocols of the Internet. ==Related pages== * [[Shortest Path Bridging]] * [[Intermediate System to Intermediate System]] {{Tech-stub}} [[Category:Internet protocols]]