From Peer A | From RS-Client B | | From RS-Client C | | | From RS-Client D | | | | | | | | Main / Normal RIB | | | | ________________________________ | | | | / _________ _________ \ | | | +--->|(D)-|Best | | Main | | | | +--|--->|(C)-|Path |-->|Local-RIB|->[A]|--->To Peer A | +--|--|--->|(B)-|Selection| | | | +--|--|--|--->|(A)-|_________| |_________| | | | | | \________________________________/ | | | | | | | | ________________________________ | | | | / _________ _________ \ | | | +--->*D*->|{B}-|Best | |RS-Client| | | | +--|--->*C*->|{B}-|Path |-->|Local-RIB|->[B]|--->To RS-Client B | | | | | |Selection| | for B | | +--|--|--|-------->|{B}-|_________| |_________| | | | | | \________________________________/ | | | | | | | | ________________________________ | | | | / _________ _________ \ | | | +--->*D*->|{C}-|Best | |RS-Client| | | | | | | |Path |-->|Local-RIB|->[C]|--->To RS-Client C | +--|--|--->*B*->|{C}-|Selection| | for C | | +--|--|--|-------->|{C}-|_________| |_________| | | | | \________________________________/ | | | | | | ________________________________ | | | / _________ _________ \ | | | | |Best | |RS-Client| | | | +------>*C*->|{D}-|Path |-->|Local-RIB|->[D]|--->To RS-Client D | +--------->*B*->|{D}-|Selection| | for D | | +----------------->|{D}-|_________| |_________| | \________________________________/ Key: (X) - 'In' Filter applied to Peer X's announcements before considering announcement for the normal main Local-RIB [X] - 'Out' Filter applied to announcements to Peer X *X* - 'Export' Filter of RS-Client X, to apply X's policies before its routes may be considered for other RS-Clients RIBs. {X} - 'Import' Filter of RS-Client X, to apply X's policies on routes before allowing them into X's RIB.