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diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml index 93b701d3..0057d2c5 100644 --- a/doc/bird.sgml +++ b/doc/bird.sgml @@ -3656,18 +3656,9 @@ the filters. Export filters control export of routes from the primary table to the secondary one, import filters control the opposite direction. Both tables must be of the same nettype. -<p>The Pipe protocol may work in the transparent mode mode or in the opaque -mode. In the transparent mode, the Pipe protocol retransmits all routes from -one table to the other table, retaining their original source and attributes. -If import and export filters are set to accept, then both tables would have -the same content. The transparent mode is the default mode. - -<p>In the opaque mode, the Pipe protocol retransmits optimal route from one -table to the other table in a similar way like other protocols send and receive -routes. Retransmitted route will have the source set to the Pipe protocol, which -may limit access to protocol specific route attributes. This mode is mainly for -compatibility, it is not suggested for new configs. The mode can be changed by -<tt/mode/ option. +<p>The Pipe protocol retransmits all routes from one table to the other table, +retaining their original source and attributes. If import and export filters +are set to accept, then both tables would have the same content. <p>The primary use of multiple routing tables and the Pipe protocol is for policy routing, where handling of a single packet doesn't depend only on its |