https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/link-state/ Recent content in Link-State on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-18-self-hosted-bgp-link-state-distribution-frrouting-vs-gobgp-vs-bird-guide/ Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-18-self-hosted-bgp-link-state-distribution-frrouting-vs-gobgp-vs-bird-guide/ <p>BGP Link-State (BGP-LS) is an extension to the Border Gateway Protocol that distributes network topology information — nodes, links, and their attributes — to external consumers like SDN controllers, traffic engineering systems, and network visualization platforms. Defined in RFC 7752, BGP-LS enables the export of IGP topology (OSPF and IS-IS link-state databases) into BGP for centralized consumption.</p>