Foreign Regions

A foreign region is outside the Administrative Domain (AD).

Network elements in a managed region can interface with a foreign region. Elements in a foreign region cannot be managed by VRC.

A foreign region has a single point of contact, and is made up of unmanaged zones.

Foreign regions have the following attributes:

Entry field

Description

Name

The name of the region. Maximum value is 64 characters.

Domain

The domain name. Maximum value is 255 characters.

IP Address

The IP address of the gatekeeper, which is the point of contact for this foreign region.

RAS Port

The Registration, Admission, and Status signaling port. The range is 1 to 65535.

Status

The validation status of the region.

Details

An optional text string that gives more details about the status of the region. Maximum value is 255 characters.