The (conceptual) table listing group ranges and MSDP peers used when deciding where to send an SA Request message, when required. If SA Requests are not enabled, this table may be empty.

In order to choose a peer to whom to send an SA Request for a given group, G, the subset of entries in this table whose (msdpRequestsPeerType, msdpRequestsPeer) tuple represents a

peer whose msdpPeerState is established are examined. The set is further reduced by examining only those entries for which msdpPeerRequestsGroupAddressType equals the address type of G. The entries with the highest value of msdpRequestsGroupPrefix are considered, where the group G falls within the range described by the combination of msdpRequestsGroup and msdpRequestsGroupPrefix. (This sequence is commonly known as a 'longest-match' lookup.)

Finally, if multiple entries remain, the entry with the lowest value of msdpRequestsPriority is chosen. The SA Request message is sent to the peer described by this row.