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Policy Route
This chapter covers setting and applying policies used for IP routing.
23.1 Policy Route
Traditionally, routing is based on the destination address only and the ZyWALL takes the
shortest path to forward a packet. IP Policy Routing (IPPR) 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 on a per interface
basis, prior to the normal routing.
23.2 Benefits
• Source-Based Routing – Network administrators can use policy-based routing to direct
traffic from different users through different connections.
• Quality of Service (QoS) – Organizations can differentiate traffic by setting the
precedence or ToS (Type of Service) values in the IP header at the periphery of the
network to enable the backbone to prioritize traffic.
• Cost Savings – IPPR 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 IPPR to distribute traffic among multiple
paths.
23.3 Routing Policy
Individual routing policies are used as part of the overall IPPR process. A policy defines the
matching criteria and the action to take when a packet meets the criteria. The action is taken
only when all the criteria are met. The criteria include the source address and port, IP protocol
(ICMP, UDP, TCP, etc.), destination address and port, ToS and precedence (fields in the IP
header) and length. The inclusion of length criterion is to differentiate between interactive and
bulk traffic. Interactive applications, e.g., telnet, tend to have short packets, while bulk traffic,
e.g., file transfer, tends to have large packets.
The actions that can be taken include:
• Routing the packet to a different gateway (and hence the outgoing interface).
• Setting the ToS and precedence fields in the IP header.
Summary of Contents for ZyWALL 35 Series
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Page 8: ...Safety Warnings ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 8 ...
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Page 60: ...Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyWALL ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 60 ...
Page 86: ...Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 86 ...
Page 140: ...Chapter 4 Tutorials ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 140 ...
Page 146: ...Chapter 5 Registration ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 146 ...
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Page 160: ...Chapter 6 LAN Screens ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 160 ...
Page 173: ...Chapter 8 WAN Screens ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 173 Figure 93 NETWORK WAN General ...
Page 202: ...Chapter 8 WAN Screens ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 202 ...
Page 212: ...Chapter 9 DMZ Screens ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 212 ...
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Page 274: ...Chapter 11 Firewall ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 274 ...
Page 294: ...Chapter 13 Configuring IDP ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 294 ...
Page 320: ...Chapter 15 Anti Spam ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 320 ...
Page 342: ...Chapter 16 Content Filtering Screens ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 342 ...
Page 350: ...Chapter 17 Content Filtering Reports ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 350 ...
Page 424: ...Chapter 19 Certificates ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 424 ...
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Page 448: ...Chapter 21 Network Address Translation NAT ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 448 ...
Page 474: ...Chapter 24 Bandwidth Management ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 474 ...
Page 514: ...Chapter 26 Remote Management ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 514 ...
Page 533: ...533 PART V Reports Logs and Maintenance Reports 535 Logs Screens 547 Maintenance 575 ...
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Page 551: ...Chapter 31 Logs Screens ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 551 Figure 334 LOGS Log Settings ...
Page 592: ...Chapter 32 Maintenance ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 592 ...
Page 594: ...594 Troubleshooting 751 Product Specifications 757 ...
Page 602: ...Chapter 33 Introducing the SMT ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 602 ...
Page 622: ...Chapter 35 WAN and Dial Backup Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 622 ...
Page 628: ...Chapter 36 LAN Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 628 ...
Page 634: ...Chapter 37 Internet Access ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 634 ...
Page 638: ...Chapter 38 DMZ Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 638 ...
Page 642: ...Chapter 39 Route Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 642 ...
Page 658: ...Chapter 41 Remote Node Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 658 ...
Page 662: ...Chapter 42 IP Static Route Setup ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 662 ...
Page 700: ...Chapter 45 Filter Configuration ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 700 ...
Page 738: ...Chapter 50 Remote Management ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 738 ...
Page 746: ...Chapter 51 IP Policy Routing ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 746 ...
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Page 770: ...Appendix A Hardware Installation ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 770 ...
Page 780: ...Appendix C Removing and Installing a Fuse ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 780 ...
Page 802: ...Appendix D Setting up Your Computer s IP Address ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 802 ...
Page 816: ...Appendix F Common Services ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 816 ...
Page 852: ...Appendix J Importing Certificates ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 852 ...
Page 856: ...Appendix K Legal Information ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 856 ...
Page 862: ...Appendix L Customer Support ZyWALL 5 35 70 Series User s Guide 862 ...