H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches Operation Manual

Operation Manual – IPv4 Routing
H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 6 Routing Policy Configuration
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Chapter 6 Routing Policy Configuration
 Note:
The term “router” refers to a router in a generic sense or a Layer 3 switch running
routing protocols.
A routing policy is used on a router for route inspection, filtering, attributes modification
when routes are received, advertised, or redistributed.
When configuring routing policy, go to these sections for information you are interested
in:
z Introduction to Routing Policy
z Routing Policy Configuration Task List
z Defining Filtering Lists
z Configuring a Routing Policy
z Displaying and Maintaining the Routing Policy
z Routing Policy Configuration Example
z Troubleshooting Routing Policy Configuration
 Note:
Routing policy described in this chapter includes both IPv4 routing policy and IPv6
routing policy. Configurations of the two are similar, and differences are described in
related sections.
6.1 Introduction to Routing Policy
6.1.1 Routing Policy and Policy Routing
A routing policy is used on the router for route inspection, filtering, attributes modifying
when routes are received, advertised, or redistributed.
Policy routing is a routing mechanism based on the user-defined policies.
This chapter describes only routing policy configuration and usage, refer to IP Unicast
Policy Routing Configuration in the IP Services Volume for policy routing information.