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Route redistribution

Updated: February 6, 2026

Overview

Explains how routing information learned from one protocol is shared with another to maintain connectivity across disparate domains. Mastering these concepts ensures that routes from various environments are correctly propagated throughout the global and service routing tables for optimal reachability.

Route redistribution is a mechanism that allows routing information learned from one routing protocol to be shared with another routing protocol. This process is essential for maintaining connectivity and enabling communication across different routing domains or segments within a network. It facilitates the exchange of routing information between VRFs (global to service, or service to service) and ensures that routes from disparate routing environments are known throughout the network.