Operation Manual – Routing Protocol
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 6 IP Routing Policy Configuration
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Chapter 6 IP Routing Policy Configuration
When configuring an IP routing policy, go to these sections for information you are
interested in:
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IP Routing Policy Overview
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IP Routing Policy Configuration Task List
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Displaying IP Routing Policy
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IP Routing Policy Configuration Example
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Troubleshooting IP Routing Policy
Note:
The term
router
in this chapter refers to a router in a generic sense or an Ethernet
switch running a routing protocol.
6.1 IP Routing Policy Overview
6.1.1 Introduction to IP Routing Policy
Routing policy is technology used to modify routing information to control the
forwarding path of data packets. Routing policy is implemented by changing the route
attributes such as reachability.
When a router distributes or receives routing information, it may need to implement
some policies to filter the routing information, so as to receive or distribute only the
routing information meeting given conditions. A routing protocol (RIP, for example)
may need to import the routing information discovered by other protocols to enrich its
routing knowledge. While importing routing information from another protocol, it
possibly only needs to import the routes meeting given conditions and control some
attributes of the imported routes to make the routes meet the requirements of this
protocol.
For the implementation of a routing policy, you need to define a set of matching rules
by specifying the characteristics of the routing information to be filtered. You can set
the rules based on such attributes as destination address and source address of the
information. The matching rules can be set in advance and then used in the routing
policies to advertise, receive, and import routes.