Overview
You can configure the Internet Appliance (IA) to route IP packets according to policies that
you define. IP-policy-based routing allows network managers to engineer traffic to make
the most efficient use of their network resources.
IP policies forward packets based on Layer-3 or Layer-4 IP header information. You can
define IP policies to route packets to a set of next-hop IP addresses based on any
combination the following IP header fields:
•
IP protocol
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Source IP address
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Destination IP address
•
Source Socket
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Destination Socket
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Type of service
Internet Appliance User Reference Manual
Chapter 10
IP Policy-Based
Forwarding
Configuration
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