# next-hop

#### Syntax

[ no ] [ suspend ] next-hop address [ classifier-group claclName ]
[ precedence precValue ]

#### Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.

#### Description

Defines the IP address of the next hop for an IP policy list. The no version removes a next-hop rule from a policy list; the suspend keyword temporarily suspends the rule; the no suspend version resumes application of a suspended rule.

| Note: The next-hop command has been replaced by the forward next-hop command and may be removed completely in a future release. The SRP module Fast Ethernet port cannot be the destination of the next-hop command.

#### Options

- address—IP address for the next hop
- claclName—In Policy List Configuration, specifies the classifier control list used to classify packets for this next-hop policy. If you do not specify a classifier group, the router selects all packets from the interface associated with this policy list for this rule.
- precValue—In Policy List Configuration, specifies the precedence of this rule in relation to other rules within this set

#### Mode

Classifier Group Configuration, Policy List Configuration

#### Related Documentation

- Policy Rule Precedence