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+.. _bmp:
+
+***
+BMP
+***
+
+RFC 7854
+========
+Missing features (non exhaustive):
+ - Per-Peer Header
+
+ - Peer Type Flag
+ - Peer Distingsher
+
+ - Peer Up
+
+ - Reason codes (according to TODO comments in code)
+
+Peer Type Flag and Peer Distinguisher can be implemented easily using RFC 9069's base code.
+
+RFC 9069
+========
+Everything that isn't listed here is implemented and should be working.
+Missing features (should be exhaustive):
+
+- Per-Peer Header
+
+ - Timestamp
+
+ - set to 0
+ - value is now saved `struct bgp_path_info -> locrib_uptime`
+ - needs testing
+
+- Peer Up/Down
+
+ - VRF/Table Name TLV
+
+ - code for TLV exists
+ - need better RFC understanding
+
+- Peer Down Only
+
+ - Reason code (bc not supported in RFC 7854 either)
+
+- Statistics Report
+
+ - Stat Type = 8: (64-bit Gauge) Number of routes in Loc-RIB.
+ - Stat Type = 10: Number of routes in per-AFI/SAFI Loc-RIB. The value is
+ structured as: 2-byte AFI, 1-byte SAFI, followed by a 64-bit Gauge.