Prefix (Standard 7 Package Reference)
7/8/2014
The Prefix specifies which destination IP addresses for NextHop will use the specified route. The value of prefix is the number of bits that must match in the IP address. For example, if the NextHop IP address is 12.34.0.0, and the Prefix is 16 (commonly notated: 12.34.0.0/16), then any traffic sent to a 12.34.*.* address will go through that route (subject to strong host model and routing metrics). The 12.34.0.0 part is the address to compare against, and the 16 is the number of bits that must match.
The prefix length is specified in bits. All bits of the prefix address after the first n bits (where n is the prefix length) must be zero.
Note
For the IPv6 protocol, the prefix length is 64, with one exception. If the first 16 bits of the prefix address are zero, the prefix length can vary between 0 and 128.
Values
Prefix |
Specifies the prefix for the route. Prefix is a string with a maximum length of 49 characters. |
This string type does not support empty elements. Do not create an empty value for this setting.