diff --git a/conf/conf.h b/conf/conf.h
index 5ef7216c..ff05f50a 100644
--- a/conf/conf.h
+++ b/conf/conf.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct config {
   u32 proto_default_debug;		/* Default protocol debug mask */
   u32 proto_default_mrtdump;		/* Default protocol mrtdump mask */
   u32 channel_default_debug;		/* Default channel debug mask */
+  u32 table_default_debug;		/* Default table debug mask */
   struct timeformat tf_route;		/* Time format for 'show route' */
   struct timeformat tf_proto;		/* Time format for 'show protocol' */
   struct timeformat tf_log;		/* Time format for the logfile */
diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index 09da89df..394ca86c 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -505,6 +505,11 @@ include "tablename.conf";;
 	See <ref id="channel-debug" name="debug"> in the channel section.
 	Default: off.
 
+	<tag><label id="opt-debug-tables">debug tables all|off|{ states|routes|filters|events [, <m/.../] }</tag>
+	Set global defaults of table debugging options.
+	See <ref id="table-debug" name="debug"> in the table section.
+	Default: off.
+
 	<tag><label id="opt-debug-commands">debug commands <m/number/</tag>
 	Control logging of client connections (0 for no logging, 1 for logging
 	of connects and disconnects, 2 and higher for logging of all client
@@ -640,6 +645,12 @@ that implicit tables (<cf/master4/ and <cf/master6/) can be redefined in order
 to set options.
 
 <descrip>
+	<tag><label id="table-debug">debug all|off|{ states|routes|filters [, <m/.../] }</tag>
+	Set table debugging options. Like in <ref id="proto-debug"
+	name="protocol debugging">, tables are capable of writing trace
+	messages about its work to the log (with category <cf/trace/).
+	For now, this does nothing, but in version 3, it is used. Default: off.
+
 	<tag><label id="rtable-sorted">sorted <m/switch/</tag>
 	Usually, a routing table just chooses the selected (best) route from a
 	list of routes for each network, while keeping remaining routes unsorted.
diff --git a/nest/config.Y b/nest/config.Y
index 6bd08481..d9778473 100644
--- a/nest/config.Y
+++ b/nest/config.Y
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ proto_postconfig(void)
 CF_DECLS
 
 CF_KEYWORDS(ROUTER, ID, HOSTNAME, PROTOCOL, TEMPLATE, PREFERENCE, DISABLED, DEBUG, ALL, OFF, DIRECT)
-CF_KEYWORDS(INTERFACE, IMPORT, EXPORT, FILTER, NONE, VRF, DEFAULT, TABLE, STATES, ROUTES, FILTERS)
+CF_KEYWORDS(INTERFACE, IMPORT, EXPORT, FILTER, NONE, VRF, DEFAULT, TABLE, TABLES, STATES, ROUTES, FILTERS)
 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)
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ table_sorted:
 
 table_opt:
    SORTED bool { this_table->sorted = $2; }
+ | DEBUG debug_mask { this_table->debug = $2; }
  | TRIE bool {
      if (!net_val_match(this_table->addr_type, NB_IP | NB_VPN | NB_ROA | NB_IP6_SADR))
        cf_error("Trie option not supported for %s table", net_label[this_table->addr_type]);
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ conf: debug_default ;
 debug_default:
    DEBUG PROTOCOLS debug_mask { new_config->proto_default_debug = $3; }
  | DEBUG CHANNELS debug_mask { new_config->channel_default_debug = $3; }
+ | DEBUG TABLES debug_mask { new_config->table_default_debug = $3; }
  | DEBUG COMMANDS expr { new_config->cli_debug = $3; }
  ;
 
diff --git a/nest/route.h b/nest/route.h
index 332f9afd..f2745bdc 100644
--- a/nest/route.h
+++ b/nest/route.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ struct rtable_config {
   uint addr_type;			/* Type of address data stored in table (NET_*) */
   uint gc_threshold;			/* Maximum number of operations before GC is run */
   uint gc_period;			/* Approximate time between two consecutive GC runs */
+  u32 debug;				/* Debugging flags (D_*) */
   byte sorted;				/* Routes of network are sorted according to rte_better() */
   byte internal;			/* Internal table of a protocol */
   byte trie_used;			/* Rtable has attached trie */
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ typedef struct rtable {
   char *name;				/* Name of this table */
   list channels;			/* List of attached channels (struct channel) */
   uint addr_type;			/* Type of address data stored in table (NET_*) */
+  u32 debug;				/* Debugging flags (D_*) */
   int pipe_busy;			/* Pipe loop detection */
   int use_count;			/* Number of protocols using this table */
   u32 rt_count;				/* Number of routes in the table */
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index 6916488f..a1a65107 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -145,66 +145,6 @@ net_init_with_trie(struct fib *f, void *N)
     trie_add_prefix(tab->trie_new, n->n.addr, n->n.addr->pxlen, n->n.addr->pxlen);
 }
 
-static inline net *
-net_route_ip4_trie(rtable *t, const net_addr_ip4 *n0)
-{
-  TRIE_WALK_TO_ROOT_IP4(t->trie, n0, n)
-  {
-    net *r;
-    if (r = net_find_valid(t, (net_addr *) &n))
-      return r;
-  }
-  TRIE_WALK_TO_ROOT_END;
-
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-static inline net *
-net_route_vpn4_trie(rtable *t, const net_addr_vpn4 *n0)
-{
-  TRIE_WALK_TO_ROOT_IP4(t->trie, (const net_addr_ip4 *) n0, px)
-  {
-    net_addr_vpn4 n = NET_ADDR_VPN4(px.prefix, px.pxlen, n0->rd);
-
-    net *r;
-    if (r = net_find_valid(t, (net_addr *) &n))
-      return r;
-  }
-  TRIE_WALK_TO_ROOT_END;
-
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-static inline net *
-net_route_ip6_trie(rtable *t, const net_addr_ip6 *n0)
-{
-  TRIE_WALK_TO_ROOT_IP6(t->trie, n0, n)
-  {
-    net *r;
-    if (r = net_find_valid(t, (net_addr *) &n))
-      return r;
-  }
-  TRIE_WALK_TO_ROOT_END;
-
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-static inline net *
-net_route_vpn6_trie(rtable *t, const net_addr_vpn6 *n0)
-{
-  TRIE_WALK_TO_ROOT_IP6(t->trie, (const net_addr_ip6 *) n0, px)
-  {
-    net_addr_vpn6 n = NET_ADDR_VPN6(px.prefix, px.pxlen, n0->rd);
-
-    net *r;
-    if (r = net_find_valid(t, (net_addr *) &n))
-      return r;
-  }
-  TRIE_WALK_TO_ROOT_END;
-
-  return NULL;
-}
-
 static inline void *
 net_route_ip6_sadr_trie(rtable *t, const net_addr_ip6_sadr *n0)
 {
@@ -238,69 +178,6 @@ net_route_ip6_sadr_trie(rtable *t, const net_addr_ip6_sadr *n0)
   return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline net *
-net_route_ip4_fib(rtable *t, const net_addr_ip4 *n0)
-{
-  net_addr_ip4 n;
-  net_copy_ip4(&n, n0);
-
-  net *r;
-  while (r = net_find_valid(t, (net_addr *) &n), (!r) && (n.pxlen > 0))
-  {
-    n.pxlen--;
-    ip4_clrbit(&n.prefix, n.pxlen);
-  }
-
-  return r;
-}
-
-static inline net *
-net_route_vpn4_fib(rtable *t, const net_addr_vpn4 *n0)
-{
-  net_addr_vpn4 n;
-  net_copy_vpn4(&n, n0);
-
-  net *r;
-  while (r = net_find_valid(t, (net_addr *) &n), (!r) && (n.pxlen > 0))
-  {
-    n.pxlen--;
-    ip4_clrbit(&n.prefix, n.pxlen);
-  }
-
-  return r;
-}
-
-static inline net *
-net_route_ip6_fib(rtable *t, const net_addr_ip6 *n0)
-{
-  net_addr_ip6 n;
-  net_copy_ip6(&n, n0);
-
-  net *r;
-  while (r = net_find_valid(t, (net_addr *) &n), (!r) && (n.pxlen > 0))
-  {
-    n.pxlen--;
-    ip6_clrbit(&n.prefix, n.pxlen);
-  }
-
-  return r;
-}
-
-static inline net *
-net_route_vpn6_fib(rtable *t, const net_addr_vpn6 *n0)
-{
-  net_addr_vpn6 n;
-  net_copy_vpn6(&n, n0);
-
-  net *r;
-  while (r = net_find_valid(t, (net_addr *) &n), (!r) && (n.pxlen > 0))
-  {
-    n.pxlen--;
-    ip6_clrbit(&n.prefix, n.pxlen);
-  }
-
-  return r;
-}
 
 static inline void *
 net_route_ip6_sadr_fib(rtable *t, const net_addr_ip6_sadr *n0)
@@ -346,42 +223,51 @@ net *
 net_route(rtable *tab, const net_addr *n)
 {
   ASSERT(tab->addr_type == n->type);
+  net_addr_union *nu = SKIP_BACK(net_addr_union, n, n);
 
-  switch (n->type)
-  {
-  case NET_IP4:
-    if (tab->trie)
-      return net_route_ip4_trie(tab, (net_addr_ip4 *) n);
-    else
-      return net_route_ip4_fib (tab, (net_addr_ip4 *) n);
+#define TW(ipv, what) \
+  TRIE_WALK_TO_ROOT_IP##ipv(tab->trie, &(nu->ip##ipv), var) \
+  { what(ipv, var); } \
+  TRIE_WALK_TO_ROOT_END; return NULL;
 
-  case NET_VPN4:
-    if (tab->trie)
-      return net_route_vpn4_trie(tab, (net_addr_vpn4 *) n);
-    else
-      return net_route_vpn4_fib (tab, (net_addr_vpn4 *) n);
+#define FW(ipv, what) do { \
+  net_addr_union nuc; net_copy(&nuc.n, n); \
+  while (1) { \
+    what(ipv, nuc.ip##ipv); if (!nuc.n.pxlen) return NULL; \
+    nuc.n.pxlen--; ip##ipv##_clrbit(&nuc.ip##ipv.prefix, nuc.ip##ipv.pxlen); \
+  } \
+} while(0); return NULL;
 
-  case NET_IP6:
-    if (tab->trie)
-      return net_route_ip6_trie(tab, (net_addr_ip6 *) n);
-    else
-      return net_route_ip6_fib (tab, (net_addr_ip6 *) n);
+#define FVR_IP(ipv, var) \
+    net *r; if (r = net_find_valid(tab, (net_addr *) &var)) return r;
 
-  case NET_VPN6:
-    if (tab->trie)
-      return net_route_vpn6_trie(tab, (net_addr_vpn6 *) n);
-    else
-      return net_route_vpn6_fib (tab, (net_addr_vpn6 *) n);
+#define FVR_VPN(ipv, var) \
+    net_addr_vpn##ipv _var0 = NET_ADDR_VPN##ipv(var.prefix, var.pxlen, nu->vpn##ipv.rd); FVR_IP(ipv, _var0);
 
-  case NET_IP6_SADR:
-    if (tab->trie)
-      return net_route_ip6_sadr_trie(tab, (net_addr_ip6_sadr *) n);
-    else
-      return net_route_ip6_sadr_fib (tab, (net_addr_ip6_sadr *) n);
+  if (tab->trie)
+    switch (n->type) {
+      case NET_IP4:   TW(4, FVR_IP);
+      case NET_VPN4:  TW(4, FVR_VPN);
+      case NET_IP6:   TW(6, FVR_IP);
+      case NET_VPN6:  TW(6, FVR_VPN);
 
-  default:
-    return NULL;
-  }
+      case NET_IP6_SADR:
+	return net_route_ip6_sadr_trie(tab, (net_addr_ip6_sadr *) n);
+      default:
+	return NULL;
+    }
+  else
+    switch (n->type) {
+      case NET_IP4:   FW(4, FVR_IP);
+      case NET_VPN4:  FW(4, FVR_VPN);
+      case NET_IP6:   FW(6, FVR_IP);
+      case NET_VPN6:  FW(6, FVR_VPN);
+
+      case NET_IP6_SADR:
+	return net_route_ip6_sadr_fib (tab, (net_addr_ip6_sadr *) n);
+      default:
+	return NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -1751,6 +1637,9 @@ rt_examine(rtable *t, net_addr *a, struct channel *c, const struct filter *filte
 void
 rt_refresh_begin(rtable *t, struct channel *c)
 {
+  if (c->debug & D_EVENTS)
+    log(L_TRACE "%s.%s: Route refresh begin", c->proto->name, c->name);
+
   FIB_WALK(&t->fib, net, n)
     {
       rte *e;
@@ -1772,6 +1661,9 @@ rt_refresh_begin(rtable *t, struct channel *c)
 void
 rt_refresh_end(rtable *t, struct channel *c)
 {
+  if (c->debug & D_EVENTS)
+    log(L_TRACE "%s.%s: Route refresh end", c->proto->name, c->name);
+
   int prune = 0;
 
   FIB_WALK(&t->fib, net, n)
@@ -2151,6 +2043,7 @@ rt_setup(pool *pp, struct rtable_config *cf)
   t->name = cf->name;
   t->config = cf;
   t->addr_type = cf->addr_type;
+  t->debug = cf->debug;
 
   fib_init(&t->fib, p, t->addr_type, sizeof(net), OFFSETOF(net, n), 0, NULL);
 
@@ -2863,6 +2756,7 @@ rt_new_table(struct symbol *s, uint addr_type)
   c->gc_period = (uint) -1;	/* set in rt_postconfig() */
   c->min_settle_time = 1 S;
   c->max_settle_time = 20 S;
+  c->debug = new_config->table_default_debug;
 
   add_tail(&new_config->tables, &c->n);
 
@@ -2920,6 +2814,7 @@ rt_reconfigure(rtable *tab, struct rtable_config *new, struct rtable_config *old
   new->table = tab;
   tab->name = new->name;
   tab->config = new;
+  tab->debug = new->debug;
 
   return 1;
 }