Routing connectivity methods

Routing deals with what path the network traffic follows from its source to its destination and how that path is connected.

• Routing with point-to-point
  You can get your data from your local system to a remote system or from a local network to a remote network with point-to-point connections. This explains two concepts used in configuring IP addresses for a point-to-point connection.
• Proxy Address Resolution Protocol routing
  Proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) provides connectivity between physically separate networks without creating any new logical networks and without updating any routing tables. This topic also contains a description of transparent subnets, which is an extension to the proxy ARP routing technique.
• Dynamic routing
  Dynamic routing is a low-maintenance method that automatically reconfigures routing tables as your network changes.
• Route binding
  Route binding gives you control over which interface is used to send out response packets of information.
• Classless Inter-Domain Routing
  Classless Inter-Domain Routing can reduce the size of your routing tables and make more IP addresses available within your business.
• Routing with virtual IP
  Virtual IP, also called a circuitless or loopback interface, is a powerful function that can be used in many ways.
• Fault tolerance
  Fault tolerance shows several different ways a route might be recovered after an outage.
• Routing with network address translation
  Routing with network address translation (NAT) lets you access remote networks, such as the Internet, while protecting your private network by masking IP addresses that are used on the private network. This topic discusses the kinds of NAT that iSeries™ server supports and why you might want to use them.
• Routing with OptiConnect and logical partitions
  OptiConnect can connect multiple iSeries™ servers by using a high-speed, fiber-optic bus. This information covers using OptiConnect with logical partitions and the advantages of using them.