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Policy-based Routing (PBR)
Dell Networking OS supports policy-based routing.
This chapter covers the following topics:
Overview
Implementing Policy-based Routing with Dell Networking OS
Configuration Task List for Policy-based Routing
Sample Configuration
Topics:
Overview
Implementing Policy-based Routing with Dell Networking OS
Configuration Task List for Policy-based Routing
Apply a Redirect-list to an Interface using a Redirect-group
Sample Configuration
Overview
Policy-based Routing (PBR) enables you to make routing decisions based on policies applied to a specific interface. When a
router receives a packet it normally decides where to forward it based on the destination address in the packet, which is used to
look up an entry in a routing table. However, in some cases, there may be a need to forward the packet based on other criteria:
size, source, protocol type, destination, etc. For example, a network administrator might want to forward a packet that uses
TCP across a different next-hop than packets using ICMP.
Rules for PBR can also be a combination of things:
When the packet comes from this source and wants to go to that destination then route it to next-hop or onto that specific
interface. This permits routing over different links or towards different networks even while the destination is the same but
depending on where the packet originates.
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