routing leak

noun

The situation where the internal routing table of a network provider is broadcast externally to peered networks via Border Gateway Protocol (usually caused by an error in a boundary router), resulting in incorrectly routed internet traffic for external networks which accept the new routing instruction into their own routing tables.

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Meanings

nounrouting leak (plural routing leaks)

plural routing leaks

  1. InternetThe situation where the internal routing table of a network provider is broadcast externally to peered networks via Border Gateway Protocol (usually caused by an error in a boundary router), resulting in incorrectly routed internet traffic for external networks which accept the new routing instruction into their own routing tables.
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Chicago

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