diff --git a/bird-gdb.py b/bird-gdb.py
index 3cf65a9c..62c0ec87 100644
--- a/bird-gdb.py
+++ b/bird-gdb.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class BIRDFValPrinter(BIRDPrinter):
             "T_ENUM_RTS": "i",
             "T_ENUM_BGP_ORIGIN": "i",
             "T_ENUM_SCOPE": "i",
-            "T_ENUM_RTC": "i",
             "T_ENUM_RTD": "i",
             "T_ENUM_ROA": "i",
             "T_ENUM_NETTYPE": "i",
diff --git a/conf/cf-lex.l b/conf/cf-lex.l
index e84e1d9d..11bcdb18 100644
--- a/conf/cf-lex.l
+++ b/conf/cf-lex.l
@@ -709,10 +709,7 @@ cf_lex_symbol(const char *data)
   struct symbol *sym = cf_get_symbol(data);
   cf_lval.s = sym;
 
-  if (sym->class != SYM_VOID)
-    return CF_SYM_KNOWN;
-
-  /* Is it a keyword? */
+  /* Is it a keyword? Prefer the keyword. */
   struct keyword *k = HASH_FIND(kw_hash, KW, data);
   if (k)
   {
@@ -725,9 +722,11 @@ cf_lex_symbol(const char *data)
     }
   }
 
-  /* OK, undefined symbol */
-  cf_lval.s = sym;
-  return CF_SYM_UNDEFINED;
+  /* OK, only a symbol. */
+  if (sym->class == SYM_VOID)
+    return CF_SYM_UNDEFINED;
+  else
+    return CF_SYM_KNOWN;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/conf/confbase.Y b/conf/confbase.Y
index 2286b257..8a27c3d5 100644
--- a/conf/confbase.Y
+++ b/conf/confbase.Y
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ CF_DECLS
 %type <mls> label_stack_start label_stack
 
 %type <t> text opttext
-%type <s> symbol
+%type <s> symbol symbol_known toksym 
 
 %nonassoc PREFIX_DUMMY
 %left AND OR
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ definition:
 expr:
    NUM
  | '(' term ')' { $$ = f_eval_int(f_linearize($2)); }
- | CF_SYM_KNOWN {
+ | symbol_known {
      if ($1->class != (SYM_CONSTANT | T_INT)) cf_error("Number constant expected");
      $$ = SYM_VAL($1).i; }
  ;
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ expr_us:
  | expr US { $$ = $1 US_; }
  ;
 
-symbol: CF_SYM_UNDEFINED | CF_SYM_KNOWN ;
+toksym: FROM ;
+symbol: CF_SYM_UNDEFINED | CF_SYM_KNOWN | toksym ;
+symbol_known: CF_SYM_KNOWN | toksym ;
 
 /* Switches */
 
diff --git a/conf/gen_keywords.m4 b/conf/gen_keywords.m4
index 0c1dc545..53226e4d 100644
--- a/conf/gen_keywords.m4
+++ b/conf/gen_keywords.m4
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ m4_define(CF_DEFINES, `m4_divert(-1)')
 m4_define(CF_handle_kw, `m4_divert(1){ "m4_translit($1,[[A-Z]],[[a-z]])", $1, NULL },
 m4_divert(-1)')
 m4_define(CF_keywd, `m4_ifdef([[CF_tok_$1]],,[[m4_define([[CF_tok_$1]],1)CF_handle_kw($1)]])')
-m4_define(CF_KEYWORDS, `m4_define([[CF_toks]],[[]])CF_iterate([[CF_keywd]], [[$@]])m4_ifelse(CF_toks,,,%token[[]]CF_toks
-)DNL')
+m4_define(CF_KEYWORDS, `CF_iterate([[CF_keywd]], [[$@]])DNL')
 
 # CLI commands generate keywords as well
 m4_define(CF_CLI, `CF_KEYWORDS(m4_translit($1, [[ ]], [[,]]))
diff --git a/conf/gen_parser.m4 b/conf/gen_parser.m4
index 5b378a93..af4b1455 100644
--- a/conf/gen_parser.m4
+++ b/conf/gen_parser.m4
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ m4_define(CF_iterate, `m4_define([[CF_iter]], m4_defn([[$1]]))CF_itera($2)')
 
 # Keywords act as untyped %token
 m4_define(CF_keywd, `m4_ifdef([[CF_tok_$1]],,[[m4_define([[CF_tok_$1]],1)m4_define([[CF_toks]],CF_toks $1)]])')
-m4_define(CF_KEYWORDS, `m4_define([[CF_toks]],[[]])CF_iterate([[CF_keywd]], [[$@]])m4_ifelse(CF_toks,,,%token[[]]CF_toks
+m4_define(CF_KEYWORDS, `m4_define([[CF_toks]],[[]])CF_iterate([[CF_keywd]], [[$@]])m4_ifelse(CF_toks,,,%token<s>[[]]CF_toks
 )DNL')
 
 # CLI commands
diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index 1c4eb0a2..d17de23f 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -1723,14 +1723,6 @@ Common route attributes are:
 	primary key of the routing table. Read-only. (See the <ref id="routes"
 	name="chapter about routes">.)
 
-	<tag><label id="rta-scope"><m/enum/ scope</tag>
-	The scope of the route. Possible values: <cf/SCOPE_HOST/ for routes
-	local to this host, <cf/SCOPE_LINK/ for those specific for a physical
-	link, <cf/SCOPE_SITE/ and <cf/SCOPE_ORGANIZATION/ for private routes and
-	<cf/SCOPE_UNIVERSE/ for globally visible routes. This attribute is not
-	interpreted by BIRD and can be used to mark routes in filters. The
-	default value for new routes is <cf/SCOPE_UNIVERSE/.
-
 	<tag><label id="rta-preference"><m/int/ preference</tag>
 	Preference of the route.
 
diff --git a/filter/config.Y b/filter/config.Y
index dcfae788..6af39c10 100644
--- a/filter/config.Y
+++ b/filter/config.Y
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ CF_KEYWORDS(FUNCTION, PRINT, PRINTN, UNSET, RETURN,
 	LEN, MAXLEN,
 	DATA, DATA1, DATA2,
 	DEFINED,
-	ADD, DELETE, CONTAINS, RESET,
-	PREPEND, FIRST, LAST, LAST_NONAGGREGATED, MATCH,
+	ADD, DELETE, RESET,
+	PREPEND, FIRST, LAST, LAST_NONAGGREGATED,
 	MIN, MAX,
 	EMPTY,
 	FILTER, WHERE, EVAL, ATTRIBUTE,
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ custom_attr: ATTRIBUTE type symbol ';' {
 
 conf: bt_test_suite ;
 bt_test_suite:
- BT_TEST_SUITE '(' CF_SYM_KNOWN ',' text ')' {
+ BT_TEST_SUITE '(' symbol_known ',' text ')' {
   cf_assert_symbol($3, SYM_FUNCTION);
   struct f_bt_test_suite *t = cfg_allocz(sizeof(struct f_bt_test_suite));
   t->fn = $3->function;
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ bt_test_suite:
 
 conf: bt_test_same ;
 bt_test_same:
- BT_TEST_SAME '(' CF_SYM_KNOWN ',' CF_SYM_KNOWN ',' NUM ')' {
+ BT_TEST_SAME '(' symbol_known ',' symbol_known ',' NUM ')' {
   cf_assert_symbol($3, SYM_FUNCTION);
   cf_assert_symbol($5, SYM_FUNCTION);
   struct f_bt_test_suite *t = cfg_allocz(sizeof(struct f_bt_test_suite));
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ function_vars:
 filter_body: function_body ;
 
 filter:
-   CF_SYM_KNOWN {
+   symbol_known {
      cf_assert_symbol($1, SYM_FILTER);
      $$ = $1->filter;
    }
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ set_atom:
      if (f_eval(f_linearize($2), &($$)) > F_RETURN) cf_error("Runtime error");
      if (!f_valid_set_type($$.type)) cf_error("Set-incompatible type");
    }
- | CF_SYM_KNOWN {
+ | symbol_known {
      cf_assert_symbol($1, SYM_CONSTANT);
      if (!f_valid_set_type(SYM_TYPE($1))) cf_error("%s: set-incompatible type", $1->name);
      $$ = *$1->val;
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ var_list: /* EMPTY */ { $$ = NULL; }
  | var_list ',' term { $$ = $3; $$->next = $1; }
 
 function_call:
-   CF_SYM_KNOWN '(' var_list ')' {
+   symbol_known '(' var_list ')' {
      if ($1->class != SYM_FUNCTION)
        cf_error("You can't call something which is not a function. Really.");
 
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ function_call:
    }
  ;
 
-symbol_value: CF_SYM_KNOWN
+symbol_value: symbol_known 
   {
     switch ($1->class) {
       case SYM_CONSTANT_RANGE:
@@ -762,12 +762,10 @@ symbol_value: CF_SYM_KNOWN
  ;
 
 static_attr:
-   FROM    { $$ = f_new_static_attr(T_IP,         SA_FROM,	0); }
- | GW      { $$ = f_new_static_attr(T_IP,         SA_GW,	0); }
+   GW      { $$ = f_new_static_attr(T_IP,         SA_GW,	0); }
  | NET     { $$ = f_new_static_attr(T_NET,	  SA_NET,	1); }
  | PROTO   { $$ = f_new_static_attr(T_STRING,     SA_PROTO,	1); }
  | SOURCE  { $$ = f_new_static_attr(T_ENUM_RTS,   SA_SOURCE,	1); }
- | SCOPE   { $$ = f_new_static_attr(T_ENUM_SCOPE, SA_SCOPE,	0); }
  | DEST    { $$ = f_new_static_attr(T_ENUM_RTD,   SA_DEST,	0); }
  | IFNAME  { $$ = f_new_static_attr(T_STRING,     SA_IFNAME,	0); }
  | IFINDEX { $$ = f_new_static_attr(T_INT,        SA_IFINDEX,	1); }
@@ -873,7 +871,7 @@ cmd:
  | IF term THEN block ELSE block {
      $$ = f_new_inst(FI_CONDITION, $2, $4, $6);
    }
- | CF_SYM_KNOWN '=' term ';' {
+ | symbol_known '=' term ';' {
      switch ($1->class) {
        case SYM_VARIABLE_RANGE:
 	 $$ = f_new_inst(FI_VAR_SET, $3, $1);
@@ -896,7 +894,7 @@ cmd:
        cf_error( "This static attribute is read-only.");
      $$ = f_new_inst(FI_RTA_SET, $3, $1);
    }
- | UNSET '(' CF_SYM_KNOWN ')' ';' {
+ | UNSET '(' symbol_known ')' ';' {
      if ($3->class != SYM_ATTRIBUTE)
        cf_error("Can't unset %s", $3->name);
      if ($3->attribute->readonly)
@@ -934,11 +932,11 @@ cmd:
       $$ = f_new_inst(FI_SWITCH, $2, build_tree($4));
    }
 
- | CF_SYM_KNOWN '.' EMPTY ';' { $$ = f_generate_empty($1); }
- | CF_SYM_KNOWN '.' PREPEND '(' term ')' ';'   { $$ = f_generate_complex_sym( FI_PATH_PREPEND, $1, $5 ); }
- | CF_SYM_KNOWN '.' ADD '(' term ')' ';'       { $$ = f_generate_complex_sym( FI_CLIST_ADD, $1, $5 ); }
- | CF_SYM_KNOWN '.' DELETE '(' term ')' ';'    { $$ = f_generate_complex_sym( FI_CLIST_DEL, $1, $5 ); }
- | CF_SYM_KNOWN '.' FILTER '(' term ')' ';'    { $$ = f_generate_complex_sym( FI_CLIST_FILTER, $1, $5 ); }
+ | symbol_known '.' EMPTY ';' { $$ = f_generate_empty($1); }
+ | symbol_known '.' PREPEND '(' term ')' ';'   { $$ = f_generate_complex_sym( FI_PATH_PREPEND, $1, $5 ); }
+ | symbol_known '.' ADD '(' term ')' ';'       { $$ = f_generate_complex_sym( FI_CLIST_ADD, $1, $5 ); }
+ | symbol_known '.' DELETE '(' term ')' ';'    { $$ = f_generate_complex_sym( FI_CLIST_DEL, $1, $5 ); }
+ | symbol_known '.' FILTER '(' term ')' ';'    { $$ = f_generate_complex_sym( FI_CLIST_FILTER, $1, $5 ); }
  | BT_ASSERT '(' get_cf_position term get_cf_position ')' ';' { $$ = assert_done($4, $3 + 1, $5 - 1); }
  | BT_CHECK_ASSIGN '(' get_cf_position lvalue get_cf_position ',' term ')' ';' { $$ = assert_assign(&$4, $7, $3 + 1, $5 - 1); }
  ;
@@ -949,7 +947,7 @@ get_cf_position:
 };
 
 lvalue:
-   CF_SYM_KNOWN {
+   symbol_known {
       switch ($1->class) {
 	case SYM_VARIABLE_RANGE:
 	  $$ = (struct f_lval) { .type = F_LVAL_VARIABLE, .sym = $1 };
diff --git a/filter/data.c b/filter/data.c
index 425dfdd3..9dab1915 100644
--- a/filter/data.c
+++ b/filter/data.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ static const char * const f_type_str[] = {
   [T_ENUM_RTS]	= "enum rts",
   [T_ENUM_BGP_ORIGIN] = "enum bgp_origin",
   [T_ENUM_SCOPE] = "enum scope",
-  [T_ENUM_RTC]	= "enum rtc",
   [T_ENUM_RTD]	= "enum rtd",
   [T_ENUM_ROA]	= "enum roa",
   [T_ENUM_NETTYPE] = "enum nettype",
diff --git a/filter/data.h b/filter/data.h
index 0e25ccd9..49b29499 100644
--- a/filter/data.h
+++ b/filter/data.h
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ struct f_val {
 #define fputip(a)   ({ ip_addr *ax = falloc(sizeof(*ax)); *ax = (a); ax; })
 
 enum f_sa_code {
-  SA_FROM = 1,
-  SA_GW,
+  SA_GW = 1,
   SA_NET,
   SA_PROTO,
   SA_SOURCE,
-  SA_SCOPE,
   SA_DEST,
   SA_IFNAME,
   SA_IFINDEX,
diff --git a/filter/f-inst.c b/filter/f-inst.c
index be1c3e1d..7fa1c8b8 100644
--- a/filter/f-inst.c
+++ b/filter/f-inst.c
@@ -533,12 +533,10 @@
 
       switch (sa.sa_code)
       {
-      case SA_FROM:	RESULT(sa.type, ip, rta->from); break;
       case SA_GW:	RESULT(sa.type, ip, rta->nh.gw); break;
       case SA_NET:	RESULT(sa.type, net, fs->rte->net); break;
       case SA_PROTO:	RESULT(sa.type, s, fs->rte->src->proto->name); break;
       case SA_SOURCE:	RESULT(sa.type, i, rta->source); break;
-      case SA_SCOPE:	RESULT(sa.type, i, rta->scope); break;
       case SA_DEST:	RESULT(sa.type, i, rta->dest); break;
       case SA_IFNAME:	RESULT(sa.type, s, rta->nh.iface ? rta->nh.iface->name : ""); break;
       case SA_IFINDEX:	RESULT(sa.type, i, rta->nh.iface ? rta->nh.iface->index : 0); break;
@@ -563,10 +561,6 @@
 
       switch (sa.sa_code)
       {
-      case SA_FROM:
-	rta->from = v1.val.ip;
-	break;
-
       case SA_GW:
 	{
 	  ip_addr ip = v1.val.ip;
@@ -584,10 +578,6 @@
 	}
 	break;
 
-      case SA_SCOPE:
-	rta->scope = v1.val.i;
-	break;
-
       case SA_DEST:
 	{
 	  int i = v1.val.i;
diff --git a/filter/test.conf2 b/filter/test.conf2
index e95f9563..9fc8330f 100644
--- a/filter/test.conf2
+++ b/filter/test.conf2
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ protocol static {
 			print from;
 			from = 1.2.3.4;
 			print from;
-			print scope;
-			scope = SCOPE_HOST;
-			print scope;
-			if !(scope ~ [ SCOPE_HOST, SCOPE_SITE ]) then {
-				print "Failed in test";
-			}
 
 			preference = 15;
 			print preference;
diff --git a/lib/route.h b/lib/route.h
index 66b8b312..30ac2672 100644
--- a/lib/route.h
+++ b/lib/route.h
@@ -86,10 +86,8 @@ typedef struct rta {
   u32 hash_key;				/* Hash over important fields */
   struct ea_list *eattrs;		/* Extended Attribute chain */
   struct hostentry *hostentry;		/* Hostentry for recursive next-hops */
-  ip_addr from;				/* Advertising router */
   u16 cached:1;				/* Are attributes cached? */
   u16 source:7;				/* Route source (RTS_...) */
-  u16 scope:4;				/* Route scope (SCOPE_... -- see ip.h) */
   u16 dest:4;				/* Route destination type (RTD_...) */
   struct nexthop nh;			/* Next hop */
 } rta;
@@ -221,6 +219,13 @@ static inline eattr *ea_find_by_name(ea_list *l, const char *name)
     (ea ? ea->u.data : (_def)); \
     })
 
+#define ea_get_ip(_l, _ident, _def)  ({ \
+    struct ea_class *cls = ea_class_find((_ident)); \
+    ASSERT_DIE(cls->type == T_IP); \
+    const eattr *ea = ea_find((_l), cls->id); \
+    (ea ? *((const ip_addr *) ea->u.ptr->data) : (_def)); \
+    })
+
 eattr *ea_walk(struct ea_walk_state *s, uint id, uint max);
 void ea_dump(ea_list *);
 int ea_same(ea_list *x, ea_list *y);	/* Test whether two ea_lists are identical */
@@ -302,6 +307,8 @@ u32 rt_get_igp_metric(const rte *rt);
 #define IGP_METRIC_UNKNOWN 0x80000000	/* Default igp_metric used when no other
 					   protocol-specific metric is availabe */
 
+/* From: Advertising router */
+extern struct ea_class ea_gen_from;
 
 /* Next hop structures */
 
diff --git a/lib/type.h b/lib/type.h
index e43389f3..abce1a1f 100644
--- a/lib/type.h
+++ b/lib/type.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ enum btype {
 
   T_ENUM_RTS = 0x31,
   T_ENUM_SCOPE = 0x33,
-  T_ENUM_RTC = 0x35,
   T_ENUM_RTD = 0x37,
   T_ENUM_ROA = 0x39,
   T_ENUM_NETTYPE = 0x3b,
diff --git a/nest/config.Y b/nest/config.Y
index e476e1bf..068a1d30 100644
--- a/nest/config.Y
+++ b/nest/config.Y
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ CF_KEYWORDS(IPV4, IPV6, VPN4, VPN6, ROA4, ROA6, FLOW4, FLOW6, SADR, MPLS)
 CF_KEYWORDS(RECEIVE, LIMIT, ACTION, WARN, BLOCK, RESTART, DISABLE, KEEP, FILTERED, RPKI)
 CF_KEYWORDS(PASSWORD, KEY, FROM, PASSIVE, TO, ID, EVENTS, PACKETS, PROTOCOLS, CHANNELS, INTERFACES)
 CF_KEYWORDS(ALGORITHM, KEYED, HMAC, MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, BLAKE2S128, BLAKE2S256, BLAKE2B256, BLAKE2B512)
-CF_KEYWORDS(PRIMARY, STATS, COUNT, BY, FOR, IN, COMMANDS, PREEXPORT, NOEXPORT, EXPORTED, GENERATE)
+CF_KEYWORDS(PRIMARY, STATS, COUNT, FOR, IN, COMMANDS, PREEXPORT, NOEXPORT, EXPORTED, GENERATE)
 CF_KEYWORDS(BGP, PASSWORDS, DESCRIPTION)
 CF_KEYWORDS(RELOAD, IN, OUT, MRTDUMP, MESSAGES, RESTRICT, MEMORY, CLASS, DSCP)
 CF_KEYWORDS(TIMEFORMAT, ISO, SHORT, LONG, ROUTE, PROTOCOL, BASE, LOG, S, MS, US)
-CF_KEYWORDS(GRACEFUL, RESTART, WAIT, MAX, FLUSH, AS)
+CF_KEYWORDS(GRACEFUL, RESTART, WAIT, MAX, AS)
 CF_KEYWORDS(MIN, IDLE, RX, TX, INTERVAL, MULTIPLIER, PASSIVE)
 CF_KEYWORDS(CHECK, LINK)
 CF_KEYWORDS(SORTED, TRIE, MIN, MAX, SETTLE, TIME)
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ r_args:
      $$->addr = $3;
      $$->addr_mode = RSD_ADDR_IN;
    }
-| r_args TABLE CF_SYM_KNOWN {
+| r_args TABLE symbol_known {
      cf_assert_symbol($3, SYM_TABLE);
      $$ = $1;
      rt_show_add_table($$, $3->table->table);
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ r_args:
      $$ = $1;
      $$->filtered = 1;
    }
- | r_args export_mode CF_SYM_KNOWN {
+ | r_args export_mode symbol_known {
      cf_assert_symbol($3, SYM_PROTO);
      struct proto_config *c = (struct proto_config *) $3->proto;
      $$ = $1;
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ r_args:
      $$->export_channel = $3;
      $$->tables_defined_by = RSD_TDB_INDIRECT;
    }
- | r_args PROTOCOL CF_SYM_KNOWN {
+ | r_args PROTOCOL symbol_known {
      cf_assert_symbol($3, SYM_PROTO);
      struct proto_config *c = (struct proto_config *) $3->proto;
      $$ = $1;
diff --git a/nest/rt-attr.c b/nest/rt-attr.c
index e5d87b53..a892bfd5 100644
--- a/nest/rt-attr.c
+++ b/nest/rt-attr.c
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ struct ea_class ea_gen_preference = {
   .type = T_INT,
 };
 
+struct ea_class ea_gen_from = {
+  .name = "from",
+  .type = T_IP,
+};
+
 const char * const rta_src_names[RTS_MAX] = {
   [RTS_STATIC]		= "static",
   [RTS_INHERIT]		= "inherit",
@@ -1229,9 +1234,7 @@ rta_hash(rta *a)
 #define MIX(f) mem_hash_mix(&h, &(a->f), sizeof(a->f));
 #define BMIX(f) mem_hash_mix_num(&h, a->f);
   MIX(hostentry);
-  MIX(from);
   BMIX(source);
-  BMIX(scope);
   BMIX(dest);
 #undef MIX
 
@@ -1242,9 +1245,7 @@ static inline int
 rta_same(rta *x, rta *y)
 {
   return (x->source == y->source &&
-	  x->scope == y->scope &&
 	  x->dest == y->dest &&
-	  ipa_equal(x->from, y->from) &&
 	  x->hostentry == y->hostentry &&
 	  nexthop_same(&(x->nh), &(y->nh)) &&
 	  ea_same(x->eattrs, y->eattrs));
@@ -1393,12 +1394,11 @@ rta_dump(rta *a)
 			 "RTS_OSPF_EXT2", "RTS_BGP", "RTS_PIPE", "RTS_BABEL" };
   static char *rtd[] = { "", " DEV", " HOLE", " UNREACH", " PROHIBIT" };
 
-  debug("uc=%d %s %s%s h=%04x",
-	a->uc, rts[a->source], ip_scope_text(a->scope),
+  debug("uc=%d %s %s h=%04x",
+	a->uc, rts[a->source],
 	rtd[a->dest], a->hash_key);
   if (!a->cached)
     debug(" !CACHED");
-  debug(" <-%I", a->from);
   if (a->dest == RTD_UNICAST)
     for (struct nexthop *nh = &(a->nh); nh; nh = nh->next)
       {
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ rta_dump_all(void)
 void
 rta_show(struct cli *c, rta *a)
 {
-  cli_printf(c, -1008, "\tType: %s %s", rta_src_names[a->source], ip_scope_text(a->scope));
+  cli_printf(c, -1008, "\tType: %s", rta_src_names[a->source]);
 
   for(ea_list *eal = a->eattrs; eal; eal=eal->next)
     for(int i=0; i<eal->count; i++)
@@ -1475,6 +1475,7 @@ rta_init(void)
 
   ea_register_init(&ea_gen_preference);
   ea_register_init(&ea_gen_igp_metric);
+  ea_register_init(&ea_gen_from);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/nest/rt-dev.c b/nest/rt-dev.c
index 2d0c594f..5d4233dc 100644
--- a/nest/rt-dev.c
+++ b/nest/rt-dev.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ dev_ifa_notify(struct proto *P, uint flags, struct ifa *ad)
 
       rta a0 = {
 	.source = RTS_DEVICE,
-	.scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
 	.dest = RTD_UNICAST,
 	.nh.iface = ad->iface,
       };
diff --git a/nest/rt-show.c b/nest/rt-show.c
index 6c5f32b1..6e3dce8a 100644
--- a/nest/rt-show.c
+++ b/nest/rt-show.c
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ rt_show_rte(struct cli *c, byte *ia, rte *e, struct rt_show_data *d, int primary
   struct nexthop *nh;
 
   tm_format_time(tm, &config->tf_route, e->lastmod);
-  if (ipa_nonzero(a->from) && !ipa_equal(a->from, a->nh.gw))
-    bsprintf(from, " from %I", a->from);
+  ip_addr a_from = ea_get_ip(a->eattrs, &ea_gen_from, IPA_NONE);
+  if (ipa_nonzero(a_from) && !ipa_equal(a_from, a->nh.gw))
+    bsprintf(from, " from %I", a_from);
   else
     from[0] = 0;
 
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index e0c475b7..3d42c9de 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -2713,7 +2713,10 @@ rt_flowspec_check(rtable *tab_ip, rtable *tab_flow, const net_addr *n, rta *a, i
   u32 orig_b = ea_get_int(rb->attrs->eattrs, "bgp_originator_id", 0);
 
   /* Originator is either ORIGINATOR_ID (if present), or BGP neighbor address (if not) */
-  if ((orig_a != orig_b) || (!orig_a && !orig_b && !ipa_equal(a->from, rb->attrs->from)))
+  if ((orig_a != orig_b) || (!orig_a && !orig_b && !ipa_equal(
+	  ea_get_ip(a->eattrs, &ea_gen_from, IPA_NONE),
+	  ea_get_ip(rb->attrs->eattrs, &ea_gen_from, IPA_NONE)
+	  )))
     return 0;
 
 
diff --git a/proto/babel/babel.c b/proto/babel/babel.c
index 6cc6b794..d3eef506 100644
--- a/proto/babel/babel.c
+++ b/proto/babel/babel.c
@@ -645,11 +645,12 @@ babel_announce_rte(struct babel_proto *p, struct babel_entry *e)
   {
     struct {
       ea_list l;
-      eattr a[4];
+      eattr a[5];
     } eattrs = {
       .l.count = ARRAY_SIZE(eattrs.a),
       .a = {
 	EA_LITERAL_EMBEDDED(&ea_gen_preference, 0, c->preference),
+	EA_LITERAL_STORE_ADATA(&ea_gen_from, 0, &r->neigh->addr, sizeof(r->neigh->addr)),
 	EA_LITERAL_EMBEDDED(&ea_babel_metric, 0, r->metric),
 	EA_LITERAL_STORE_ADATA(&ea_babel_router_id, 0, &r->router_id, sizeof(r->router_id)),
 	EA_LITERAL_EMBEDDED(&ea_babel_seqno, 0, r->seqno),
@@ -658,9 +659,7 @@ babel_announce_rte(struct babel_proto *p, struct babel_entry *e)
 
     rta a0 = {
       .source = RTS_BABEL,
-      .scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
       .dest = RTD_UNICAST,
-      .from = r->neigh->addr,
       .nh.gw = r->next_hop,
       .nh.iface = r->neigh->ifa->iface,
       .eattrs = &eattrs.l,
@@ -687,7 +686,6 @@ babel_announce_rte(struct babel_proto *p, struct babel_entry *e)
     /* Unreachable */
     rta a0 = {
       .source = RTS_BABEL,
-      .scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
       .dest = RTD_UNREACHABLE,
     };
 
diff --git a/proto/babel/config.Y b/proto/babel/config.Y
index 82419b20..a4350eed 100644
--- a/proto/babel/config.Y
+++ b/proto/babel/config.Y
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CF_DECLS
 
 CF_KEYWORDS(BABEL, INTERFACE, METRIC, RXCOST, HELLO, UPDATE, INTERVAL, PORT,
 	TYPE, WIRED, WIRELESS, RX, TX, BUFFER, PRIORITY, LENGTH, CHECK, LINK,
-	NEXT, HOP, IPV4, IPV6, BABEL_METRIC, SHOW, INTERFACES, NEIGHBORS,
+	NEXT, HOP, IPV4, IPV6, SHOW, INTERFACES, NEIGHBORS,
 	ENTRIES, RANDOMIZE, ROUTER, ID, AUTHENTICATION, NONE, MAC, PERMISSIVE)
 
 CF_GRAMMAR
diff --git a/proto/bgp/config.Y b/proto/bgp/config.Y
index db261bbb..b4d8b83f 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/config.Y
+++ b/proto/bgp/config.Y
@@ -19,18 +19,17 @@ CF_DECLS
 
 CF_KEYWORDS(BGP, LOCAL, NEIGHBOR, AS, HOLD, TIME, CONNECT, RETRY, KEEPALIVE,
 	MULTIHOP, STARTUP, VIA, NEXT, HOP, SELF, DEFAULT, PATH, METRIC, ERROR,
-	START, DELAY, FORGET, WAIT, ENABLE, DISABLE, AFTER, BGP_PATH,
-	BGP_LOCAL_PREF, BGP_MED, BGP_ORIGIN, BGP_NEXT_HOP, BGP_ATOMIC_AGGR,
-	BGP_AGGREGATOR, BGP_COMMUNITY, BGP_EXT_COMMUNITY, BGP_LARGE_COMMUNITY,
+	START, DELAY, FORGET, WAIT, ENABLE, DISABLE, AFTER,
+	BGP_LOCAL_PREF, BGP_MED, 
 	SOURCE, ADDRESS, PASSWORD, RR, RS, CLIENT, CLUSTER, ID, AS4, ADVERTISE,
 	IPV4, CAPABILITIES, LIMIT, PASSIVE, PREFER, OLDER, MISSING, LLADDR,
-	DROP, IGNORE, ROUTE, REFRESH, INTERPRET, COMMUNITIES, BGP_ORIGINATOR_ID,
-	BGP_CLUSTER_LIST, IGP, TABLE, GATEWAY, DIRECT, RECURSIVE, MED, TTL,
+	DROP, IGNORE, ROUTE, REFRESH, INTERPRET, COMMUNITIES,
+	IGP, TABLE, GATEWAY, DIRECT, RECURSIVE, MED, TTL,
 	SECURITY, DETERMINISTIC, SECONDARY, ALLOW, BFD, ADD, PATHS, RX, TX,
 	GRACEFUL, RESTART, AWARE, CHECK, LINK, PORT, EXTENDED, MESSAGES, SETKEY,
 	STRICT, BIND, CONFEDERATION, MEMBER, MULTICAST, FLOW4, FLOW6, LONG,
 	LIVED, STALE, IMPORT, IBGP, EBGP, MANDATORY, INTERNAL, EXTERNAL, SETS,
-	DYNAMIC, RANGE, NAME, DIGITS, BGP_AIGP, AIGP, ORIGINATE, COST, ENFORCE,
+	DYNAMIC, RANGE, NAME, DIGITS, AIGP, ORIGINATE, COST, ENFORCE,
 	FIRST, FREE, VALIDATE, BASE)
 
 %type <i> bgp_nh
@@ -44,6 +43,8 @@ CF_KEYWORDS(CEASE, PREFIX, LIMIT, HIT, ADMINISTRATIVE, SHUTDOWN, RESET, PEER,
 
 CF_GRAMMAR
 
+toksym: BGP_MED | BGP_LOCAL_PREF ;
+
 proto: bgp_proto '}'  ;
 
 bgp_proto_start: proto_start BGP {
diff --git a/proto/bgp/packets.c b/proto/bgp/packets.c
index f87d25a3..c01dfeea 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/packets.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/packets.c
@@ -2476,9 +2476,9 @@ bgp_decode_nlri(struct bgp_parse_state *s, u32 afi, byte *nlri, uint len, ea_lis
     a = allocz(RTA_MAX_SIZE);
 
     a->source = RTS_BGP;
-    a->scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
-    a->from = s->proto->remote_ip;
     a->eattrs = ea;
+
+    ea_set_attr_data(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_from, 0, &s->proto->remote_ip, sizeof(ip_addr));
     ea_set_attr_u32(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_preference, 0, c->c.preference);
 
     c->desc->decode_next_hop(s, nh, nh_len, a);
diff --git a/proto/ospf/config.Y b/proto/ospf/config.Y
index 136e1dcb..bc3df8db 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/config.Y
+++ b/proto/ospf/config.Y
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ ospf_check_auth(void)
 
 CF_DECLS
 
-CF_KEYWORDS(OSPF, V2, V3, OSPF_METRIC1, OSPF_METRIC2, OSPF_TAG, OSPF_ROUTER_ID)
+CF_KEYWORDS(OSPF, V2, V3)
 CF_KEYWORDS(AREA, NEIGHBORS, RFC1583COMPAT, STUB, TICK, COST, COST2, RETRANSMIT)
 CF_KEYWORDS(HELLO, TRANSMIT, PRIORITY, DEAD, TYPE, BROADCAST, BCAST, DEFAULT)
 CF_KEYWORDS(NONBROADCAST, NBMA, POINTOPOINT, PTP, POINTOMULTIPOINT, PTMP)
diff --git a/proto/ospf/rt.c b/proto/ospf/rt.c
index fb822e34..0cfd3747 100644
--- a/proto/ospf/rt.c
+++ b/proto/ospf/rt.c
@@ -2054,7 +2054,6 @@ again1:
     {
       rta a0 = {
 	.source = nf->n.type,
-	.scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
 	.dest = RTD_UNICAST,
 	.nh = *(nf->n.nhs),
       };
diff --git a/proto/perf/perf.c b/proto/perf/perf.c
index f07887a3..7c509eb0 100644
--- a/proto/perf/perf.c
+++ b/proto/perf/perf.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ perf_loop(void *data)
     if (!p->attrs_per_rte || !(i % p->attrs_per_rte)) {
       struct rta a0 = {
 	.source = RTS_PERF,
-	.scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
 	.dest = RTD_UNICAST,
 	.nh.iface = p->ifa->iface,
 	.nh.gw = gw,
diff --git a/proto/radv/config.Y b/proto/radv/config.Y
index f40fdcca..fb68d2e5 100644
--- a/proto/radv/config.Y
+++ b/proto/radv/config.Y
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ CF_KEYWORDS(RADV, PREFIX, INTERFACE, MIN, MAX, RA, DELAY, INTERVAL, SOLICITED,
 	RETRANS, TIMER, CURRENT, HOP, LIMIT, DEFAULT, VALID, PREFERRED, MULT,
 	LIFETIME, SKIP, ONLINK, AUTONOMOUS, RDNSS, DNSSL, NS, DOMAIN, LOCAL,
 	TRIGGER, SENSITIVE, PREFERENCE, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, PROPAGATE, ROUTE,
-	ROUTES, RA_PREFERENCE, RA_LIFETIME)
+	ROUTES)
 
 CF_ENUM(T_ENUM_RA_PREFERENCE, RA_PREF_, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH)
 
diff --git a/proto/rip/config.Y b/proto/rip/config.Y
index 234e9029..3c0973b1 100644
--- a/proto/rip/config.Y
+++ b/proto/rip/config.Y
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ CF_KEYWORDS(RIP, NG, ECMP, LIMIT, WEIGHT, INFINITY, METRIC, UPDATE, TIMEOUT,
 	    PASSIVE, VERSION, SPLIT, HORIZON, POISON, REVERSE, CHECK, ZERO,
 	    TIME, BFD, AUTHENTICATION, NONE, PLAINTEXT, CRYPTOGRAPHIC, MD5,
 	    TTL, SECURITY, RX, TX, BUFFER, LENGTH, PRIORITY, ONLY, LINK,
-	    DEMAND, CIRCUIT, RIP_METRIC, RIP_TAG)
+	    DEMAND, CIRCUIT)
 
 %type <i> rip_variant rip_auth
 
diff --git a/proto/rip/rip.c b/proto/rip/rip.c
index cf186f87..1c7d1f1f 100644
--- a/proto/rip/rip.c
+++ b/proto/rip/rip.c
@@ -153,11 +153,21 @@ rip_announce_rte(struct rip_proto *p, struct rip_entry *en)
     /* Update */
     rta a0 = {
       .source = RTS_RIP,
-      .scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
       .dest = RTD_UNICAST,
     };
 
-    u8 rt_metric = rt->metric;
+    struct {
+      ea_list l;
+      eattr a[2];
+    } ea_block = {
+      .l.count = ARRAY_SIZE(ea_block.a),
+      .a = {
+	EA_LITERAL_EMBEDDED(&ea_gen_preference, 0, p->p.main_channel->preference),
+	EA_LITERAL_EMBEDDED(&ea_rip_metric, 0, rt->metric),
+      },
+    };
+    a0.eattrs = &ea_block.l;
+
     u16 rt_tag = rt->tag;
 
     if (p->ecmp)
@@ -189,30 +199,19 @@ rip_announce_rte(struct rip_proto *p, struct rip_entry *en)
     else
     {
       /* Unipath route */
-      a0.from = rt->from->nbr->addr;
       a0.nh.gw = rt->next_hop;
       a0.nh.iface = rt->from->ifa->iface;
+      ea_set_attr_data(&a0.eattrs, &ea_gen_from, 0, &rt->from->nbr->addr, sizeof(ip_addr));
     }
 
-    struct {
-      ea_list l;
-      eattr a[4];
-      struct rip_iface_adata riad;
-    } ea_block = {
-      .l.count = ARRAY_SIZE(ea_block.a),
-      .a = {
-	EA_LITERAL_EMBEDDED(&ea_gen_preference, 0, p->p.main_channel->preference),
-	EA_LITERAL_EMBEDDED(&ea_rip_metric, 0, rt_metric),
-	EA_LITERAL_EMBEDDED(&ea_rip_tag, 0, rt_tag),
-	EA_LITERAL_DIRECT_ADATA(&ea_rip_from, 0, &ea_block.riad.ad),
-      },
-      .riad = {
-	.ad = { .length = sizeof(struct rip_iface_adata) - sizeof(struct adata) },
-	.iface = a0.nh.iface,
-      },
-    };
+    ea_set_attr_u32(&a0.eattrs, &ea_rip_tag, 0, rt_tag);
 
-    a0.eattrs = &ea_block.l;
+    struct rip_iface_adata riad = {
+      .ad = { .length = sizeof(struct rip_iface_adata) - sizeof(struct adata) },
+      .iface = a0.nh.iface,
+    };
+    ea_set_attr(&a0.eattrs,
+	EA_LITERAL_DIRECT_ADATA(&ea_rip_from, 0, &riad.ad));
 
     rte e0 = {
       .attrs = &a0,
diff --git a/proto/rpki/rpki.c b/proto/rpki/rpki.c
index eecab897..8e2dbf49 100644
--- a/proto/rpki/rpki.c
+++ b/proto/rpki/rpki.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ rpki_table_add_roa(struct rpki_cache *cache, struct channel *channel, const net_
 
   rta a0 = {
     .source = RTS_RPKI,
-    .scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
     .dest = RTD_NONE,
   };
 
diff --git a/proto/static/static.c b/proto/static/static.c
index 9b6c38ee..425cab1b 100644
--- a/proto/static/static.c
+++ b/proto/static/static.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ static_announce_rte(struct static_proto *p, struct static_route *r)
   rta *a = allocz(RTA_MAX_SIZE);
   struct rte_src *src = static_get_source(p, r->index);
   a->source = RTS_STATIC;
-  a->scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
   a->dest = r->dest;
   ea_set_attr_u32(&a->eattrs, &ea_gen_preference, 0, p->p.main_channel->preference);
 
diff --git a/sysdep/bsd/krt-sock.c b/sysdep/bsd/krt-sock.c
index 32d38693..19ef2394 100644
--- a/sysdep/bsd/krt-sock.c
+++ b/sysdep/bsd/krt-sock.c
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ krt_read_route(struct ks_msg *msg, struct krt_proto *p, int scan)
 
   rta a = {
     .source = RTS_INHERIT,
-    .scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
   };
 
   /* reject/blackhole routes have also set RTF_GATEWAY,
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y b/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
index 17e17789..7ba8c7c9 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ CF_HDR
 CF_DECLS
 
 CF_KEYWORDS(KERNEL, TABLE, METRIC, NETLINK, RX, BUFFER,
-	    KRT_PREFSRC, KRT_REALM, KRT_SCOPE, KRT_MTU, KRT_WINDOW,
-	    KRT_RTT, KRT_RTTVAR, KRT_SSTRESH, KRT_CWND, KRT_ADVMSS, KRT_REORDERING,
-	    KRT_HOPLIMIT, KRT_INITCWND, KRT_RTO_MIN, KRT_INITRWND, KRT_QUICKACK,
 	    KRT_LOCK_MTU, KRT_LOCK_WINDOW, KRT_LOCK_RTT, KRT_LOCK_RTTVAR,
 	    KRT_LOCK_SSTRESH, KRT_LOCK_CWND, KRT_LOCK_ADVMSS, KRT_LOCK_REORDERING,
 	    KRT_LOCK_HOPLIMIT, KRT_LOCK_RTO_MIN, KRT_FEATURE_ECN, KRT_FEATURE_ALLFRAG)
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink.c b/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
index f7c5943b..2dbe59e9 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
@@ -1854,7 +1854,6 @@ nl_parse_route(struct nl_parse_state *s, struct nlmsghdr *h)
 
   rta *ra = lp_allocz(s->pool, RTA_MAX_SIZE);
   ra->source = RTS_INHERIT;
-  ra->scope = SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
 
   if (a[RTA_FLOW])
     s->rta_flow = rta_get_u32(a[RTA_FLOW]);
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/krt.Y b/sysdep/unix/krt.Y
index 9300e9c8..4ce9a328 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/krt.Y
+++ b/sysdep/unix/krt.Y
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ kif_set_preferred(ip_addr ip)
 
 CF_DECLS
 
-CF_KEYWORDS(KERNEL, PERSIST, SCAN, TIME, LEARN, DEVICE, ROUTES, GRACEFUL, RESTART, KRT_SOURCE, KRT_METRIC, MERGE, PATHS)
+CF_KEYWORDS(KERNEL, PERSIST, SCAN, TIME, LEARN, DEVICE, ROUTES, GRACEFUL, RESTART, MERGE, PATHS)
 CF_KEYWORDS(INTERFACE, PREFERRED)
 
 %type <i> kern_mp_limit