User's Manual

NXC CLI Reference Guide

CHAPTER 7

Route

This chapter shows you how to configure policies for IP routing and static routes on your

NXC.

7.1 Policy Route

Traditionally, routing is based on the destination address only and the NXC 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.

7.2 Policy Route Commands

The following table identifies the values required for many of these commands. Other input

values are discussed with the corresponding commands.

Table 23 Input Values for General Policy Route Commands

LABEL DESCRIPTION

address_object The name of the IP address (group) object. You may use 1-31 alphanumeric

characters, underscores(

_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a

number. This value is case-sensitive.

interface_name The name of the interface.

Ethernet interface: gex, x = 1 - N, where N equals the highest numbered

Ethernet interface for your NXC model.

policy_number The number of a policy route. 1 - x where x is the highest number of policy

routes the NXC model supports. See the NXC’s User’s Guide for details.

schedule_object The name of the schedule. You may use 1-31 alphanumeric characters,

underscores(

_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a number. This

value is case-sensitive.

service_name The name of the service (group). You may use 1-31 alphanumeric characters,

underscores(

_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a number. This

value is case-sensitive.

user_name The name of a user (group). You may use 1-31 alphanumeric characters,

underscores(

_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a number. This

value is case-sensitive.