Chapter 68 Policy Routing; Policy Route Overview; Benefits; Configuring Policy Routing Profile - ZyXEL Communications XS3800-28 User Manual

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This chapter shows you how to configure policy routing rules.

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.

• 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

Click NETWORKING > Policy Routing > Policy Route Profile in the navigation panel to display the screen

as shown. Use this screen to view and configure policy routing profiles, which can consist of multiple

policy routing rules.

Figure 409 NETWORKING > Policy Routing > Policy Route Profile

Chapter 68 Policy Routing

Policy Routing

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