While dynamic routing protocols provide easy deployment, there will  be situations in which more specific selection of routing paths can be  advantageous. Cisco Policy Based Routing provides a flexible mechanism  for network administrators to customize the operation of the routing  table and the flow of traffic within their networks.


Cisco Policy Based Routing offers many advanced features, including  selection and forwarding of traffic to discreet Virtual Routing and  Forwarding (VRF) instances, as well as Enhanced Tracking of the  availability of next-hops.

而动态路由协议，提供易于部署，将有在何种情况下更具体的选择路由路径可以有利的。思科公司的政策，基于路由提供了一个灵活的机制，网络管理员自定义的运作其网络的路由表和流量.

思科公司的政策，基于路由提供了许多先进的功能，包括甄选和转发的交通，以谨慎的虚拟路由和转发（ vrf ）的实例，以及加强跟踪提供下一跳。