Load Sharing; Route Backup; Route Recursion - HP 6125XLG Layer 3 - Ip Routing Configuration Manual

Table 3 Route types and default route preferences
Route type
Direct route
Multicast static route
OSPF
IS-IS
Unicast static route
RIP
OSPF ASE
OSPF NSSA
IBGP
EBGP
Unknown (route from an untrusted source)

Load sharing

A routing protocol might find multiple optimal equal-cost routes to the same destination. You can use
these routes to implement equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) load sharing.
Static routing, IPv6 static routing, RIP, RIPng, OSPF, OSPFv3, BGP, IPv6 BGP, IS-IS, and IPv6 IS-IS support
ECMP load sharing.

Route backup

Route backup can improve network availability. Among multiple routes to the same destination, the route
with the highest priority is the primary route and others are secondary routes.
The router forwards matching packets through the primary route. When the primary route fails, the route
with the highest preference among the secondary routes is selected to forward packets. When the
primary route recovers, the router uses it to forward packets.

Route recursion

To use a route that has an indirectly connected next hop, a router must perform route recursion to find the
output interface to reach the next hop.
The RIB records and saves route recursion information, including brief information about related routes,
recursive paths, and recursion depth.
Preference
0
1
10
15
60
100
150
150
255
255
256
3