Introduction To Static Route; Chapter 2 Static Route Configuration - H3C S5600 Series Operation Manual

Operation Manual – Routing Protocol
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches

Chapter 2 Static Route Configuration

When configuring a static route, go to these sections for information you are
interested in:

Introduction to Static Route

Static Route Configuration
Displaying and Maintaining Static Routes
Static Route Configuration Example
Troubleshooting a Static Route
Note:
The term router in this chapter refers to a router in a generic sense or an Ethernet
switch running a routing protocol.
2.1 Introduction to Static Route
2.1.1 Static Route
Static routes are special routes. They are manually configured by the administrator. In
a relatively simple network, you only need to configure static routes to make routers
work normally. Proper configuration and usage of static routes can improve network
performance and ensure sufficient bandwidth for important applications.
When the network topology changes, static routes may become unreachable
because they cannot adapt themselves to the change automatically, thus resulting in
network interruption. In this case, the network administrator needs to modify the
configuration of static routes manually.
Static routes are divided into three types:
Reachable route: normal route. If a static route to a destination is of this type, the
IP packets destined for this destination will be forwarded to the next hop. It is the
most common type of static routes.
Unreachable route: route with the reject attribute. If a static route to a destination
has the reject attribute, all the IP packets destined for this destination will be
discarded, and the source hosts will be informed of the unreachability of the
destination.
Chapter 2 Static Route Configuration
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