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EGP — Exterior Gateway Protocol

Names both a category of interdomain routing protocols and an obsolete specific protocol.

Acronym study batch 7 · reviewed 2026-10-20

Why learn EGP — Exterior Gateway Protocol?

Names both a category of interdomain routing protocols and an obsolete specific protocol.

Where it came from

Modern BGP is an exterior gateway protocol; the original EGP protocol is historical.

• Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Exterior Gateways exchange Paths between administrations.

Build your understanding

Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.

1. Without looking, expand EGP: Exterior Gateway Protocol.
2. Recall this memory aid: Exterior Gateways exchange Paths between administrations.
3. Explain the practical use: Names both a category of interdomain routing protocols and an obsolete specific protocol.
4. Explain this distinction: Modern BGP is an exterior gateway protocol; the original EGP protocol is historical.
5. Identify EGP in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.

Documentation and sources

• IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards (www.ieee802.org)
• IETF Internet standards (www.rfc-editor.org)

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