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Policy Routing
This chapter shows you how to configure policy routing rules.
35.1 Policy Route Overview
Traditionally, routing is based on the destination address only and the Switch takes
the shortest path to forward a packet. Policy routing provides a mechanism to
override the default routing behavior and alter the packet forwarding based on the
policy defined by the network administrator. Policy-based routing is applied to
incoming packets prior to the normal routing.
Individual routing policies are used as part of the overall policy routing process. A
routing policy defines the action to take when a packet meets the criteria in a
specified classifier. The action is taken only when all the criteria are met.
35.1.1 Benefits
• Source-Based Routing – Network administrators can use policy-based routing to
direct traffic from different users through different connections.
• Cost Savings – Policy routing allows organizations to distribute interactive traffic
on high-bandwidth, high-cost paths while using low-cost paths for batch traffic.
• Load Sharing – Network administrators can use policy routing to distribute
traffic among multiple paths.
Summary of Contents for XGS-4528F
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Page 32: ...Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 32...
Page 36: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Connection XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 36...
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Page 100: ...Chapter 7 System Status and Port Statistics XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 100...
Page 116: ...Chapter 8 Basic Setting XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 116...
Page 136: ...Chapter 9 VLAN XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 136...
Page 140: ...Chapter 10 Static MAC Forward Setup XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 140...
Page 172: ...Chapter 14 Bandwidth Control XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 172...
Page 186: ...Chapter 17 Link Aggregation XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 186...
Page 196: ...Chapter 18 Port Authentication XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 196...
Page 214: ...Chapter 21 Policy Rule XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 214...
Page 258: ...Chapter 25 AAA XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 258...
Page 282: ...Chapter 26 IP Source Guard XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 282...
Page 314: ...Chapter 32 Error Disable XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 314...
Page 318: ...Chapter 33 Private VLAN XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 318...
Page 322: ...Chapter 34 Static Route XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 322...
Page 330: ...Chapter 36 RIP XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 330...
Page 386: ...Chapter 43 ARP Learning XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 386...
Page 396: ...Chapter 45 Maintenance XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 396...
Page 442: ...Chapter 49 Cluster Management XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 442...
Page 446: ...Chapter 50 MAC Table XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 446...
Page 450: ...Chapter 51 IP Table XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 450...
Page 454: ...Chapter 53 Routing Table XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 454...
Page 462: ...Chapter 55 Troubleshooting XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 462...
Page 472: ...Chapter 56 Product Specifications XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 472...
Page 480: ...Appendix B Legal Information XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 480...