Definition of:
EGP
(1) (Exterior Gateway Protocol) A broad category of routing protocols that are designed to span different autonomous systems. Contrast with IGP.
(2) (Exterior Gateway Protocol) The
original exterior gateway routing protocol (see above), which has been
widely used in the U.S. Data Defense Network (DDN) and National Science
Foundation Network (NSFNet). EGP is a distance vector protocol that
uses polling to retrieve routing information. EGP has been superseded
by BGP. See BGP and routing protoco
lhttp://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=routing+protocol&i=50648,00.aspATP - AppleTalk Transaction Protocol provides a
Transport Layer connection between computers. This protocol guarantees
reliability by directing the transaction process and binding the
request and response. Works at the OSI network model transport layer.
Part of the AppleTalk suite of protocols.
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pseudo-device stfDESCRIPTION The
stf interface supports ``6to4'' IPv6 in IPv4 encapsulation. It can tunnel IPv6 traffic over IPv4,
as specified in RFC3056.
For ordinary nodes in 6to4 site, you do not need
stf interface. The
stf interface is necessary for
site border router (called ``6to4 router'' in the specification).