Juniper Networks® Field Guide and Reference

Comparison of Routing Policies and Firewall Filters

Although routing policies and firewall filters share a common architecture, several differences exist. The fundamental difference between the policies is their purpose, and because of this, the implementation details, and, consequently, the configuration methods for each are very different. Table 8.1 compares the implementation details for routing policies and firewall filters, highlighting the similarities and differences between the two policies.

Table 8.1. Policy Implementation Details

Policy Architecture	Routing Policy Implementation	Firewall Filter Implementation
Control points	Control routing information that is placed in the routing table with an import routing policy and advertised from ...