Destinations

A destination in the routing table is a network entry represented by a network address and a network mask.

A destination entry in the routing table includes:

  • The address, expressed as a network address and network mask.
  • A list of routes to the destination.
  • A list of opaque pointer slots.
  • The views in which this destination is valid. The destination contains a structure for each view that contains the following information:
    • An identifier for the view.
    • A pointer to the best route to the destination in this view.
    • The owner of the best route in this view.
    • Flags associated with the best route in this view.
    • Handle to any routes that are in a hold-down state in this view.