diff --git a/nest/config.Y b/nest/config.Y
index f889828a..2bc5a4ab 100644
--- a/nest/config.Y
+++ b/nest/config.Y
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ CF_KEYWORDS(ROUTER, ID, PROTOCOL, TEMPLATE, PREFERENCE, DISABLED, DEBUG, ALL, OF
 CF_KEYWORDS(INTERFACE, IMPORT, EXPORT, FILTER, NONE, TABLE, STATES, ROUTES, FILTERS)
 CF_KEYWORDS(PASSWORD, FROM, PASSIVE, TO, ID, EVENTS, PACKETS, PROTOCOLS, INTERFACES)
 CF_KEYWORDS(PRIMARY, STATS, COUNT, FOR, COMMANDS, PREEXPORT, GENERATE, ROA, MAX, FLUSH)
-CF_KEYWORDS(LISTEN, BGP, V6ONLY, DUAL, ADDRESS, PORT, PASSWORDS, DESCRIPTION)
+CF_KEYWORDS(LISTEN, BGP, V6ONLY, DUAL, ADDRESS, PORT, PASSWORDS, DESCRIPTION, SORTED)
 CF_KEYWORDS(RELOAD, IN, OUT, MRTDUMP, MESSAGES, RESTRICT, MEMORY, IGP_METRIC)
 
 CF_ENUM(T_ENUM_RTS, RTS_, DUMMY, STATIC, INHERIT, DEVICE, STATIC_DEVICE, REDIRECT,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ CF_ENUM(T_ENUM_ROA, ROA_, UNKNOWN, VALID, INVALID)
 %type <ro> roa_args
 %type <rot> roa_table_arg
 %type <sd> sym_args
-%type <i> proto_start echo_mask echo_size debug_mask debug_list debug_flag mrtdump_mask mrtdump_list mrtdump_flag export_or_preexport roa_mode
+%type <i> proto_start echo_mask echo_size debug_mask debug_list debug_flag mrtdump_mask mrtdump_list mrtdump_flag export_or_preexport roa_mode tab_sorted
 %type <ps> proto_patt proto_patt2
 
 CF_GRAMMAR
@@ -110,10 +110,17 @@ listen_opt:
 
 /* Creation of routing tables */
 
+tab_sorted:
+          { $$ = 0; }
+ | SORTED { $$ = 1; }
+ ;
+
 CF_ADDTO(conf, newtab)
 
-newtab: TABLE SYM {
-   rt_new_table($2);
+newtab: TABLE SYM tab_sorted {
+   struct rtable_config *cf;
+   cf = rt_new_table($2);
+   cf->sorted = $3;
    }
  ;
 
diff --git a/nest/route.h b/nest/route.h
index 59daf803..524e69b3 100644
--- a/nest/route.h
+++ b/nest/route.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct rtable_config {
   struct proto_config *krt_attached;	/* Kernel syncer attached to this table */
   int gc_max_ops;			/* Maximum number of operations before GC is run */
   int gc_min_time;			/* Minimum time between two consecutive GC runs */
+  byte sorted;				/* Routes of network are sorted according to rte_better() */
 };
 
 typedef struct rtable {
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index 32feafba..eb8304f7 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ rt_notify_accepted(struct announce_hook *ah, net *net, rte *new_changed, rte *ol
   if (!new_best)
     return;
 
-  /* Third case, we use r insead of new_best, because export_filter() could change it */
+  /* Third case, we use r instead of new_best, because export_filter() could change it */
   if (r != new_changed)
     {
       if (new_free)
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ rt_notify_accepted(struct announce_hook *ah, net *net, rte *new_changed, rte *ol
     }
 
   /* Fourth case */
-  for (; r; r=r->next)
+  for (r=r->next; r; r=r->next)
     {
       if (old_best = export_filter(ah, r, &old_free, NULL, 1))
 	goto found;
@@ -642,20 +642,92 @@ rte_recalculate(struct announce_hook *ah, net *net, rte *new, ea_list *tmpa, str
   if (old)
     stats->imp_routes--;
 
-  if (new)
+  if (table->config->sorted)
     {
-      for (k=&net->routes; *k; k=&(*k)->next)
-	if (rte_better(new, *k))
-	  break;
+      /* If routes are sorted, just insert new route to appropriate position */
+      if (new)
+	{
+	  if (before_old && !rte_better(new, before_old))
+	    k = &before_old->next;
+	  else
+	    k = &net->routes;
 
-      new->lastmod = now;
-      new->next = *k;
-      *k = new;
+	  for (; *k; k=&(*k)->next)
+	    if (rte_better(new, *k))
+	      break;
 
-      rte_trace_in(D_ROUTES, p, new, net->routes == new ? "added [best]" : "added");
+	  new->next = *k;
+	  *k = new;
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* If routes are not sorted, find the best route and move it on
+	 the first position. There are several optimized cases. */
+
+      if (src->rte_recalculate && src->rte_recalculate(table, net, new, old, old_best))
+	goto do_recalculate;
+
+      if (new && rte_better(new, old_best))
+	{
+	  /* The first case - the new route is cleary optimal,
+	     we link it at the first position */
+
+	  new->next = net->routes;
+	  net->routes = new;
+	}
+      else if (old == old_best)
+	{
+	  /* The second case - the old best route disappeared, we add the
+	     new route (if we have any) to the list (we don't care about
+	     position) and then we elect the new optimal route and relink
+	     that route at the first position and announce it. New optimal
+	     route might be NULL if there is no more routes */
+
+	do_recalculate:
+	  /* Add the new route to the list */
+	  if (new)
+	    {
+	      new->next = net->routes;
+	      net->routes = new;
+	    }
+
+	  /* Find a new optimal route (if there is any) */
+	  if (net->routes)
+	    {
+	      rte **bp = &net->routes;
+	      for (k=&(*bp)->next; *k; k=&(*k)->next)
+		if (rte_better(*k, *bp))
+		  bp = k;
+
+	      /* And relink it */
+	      rte *best = *bp;
+	      *bp = best->next;
+	      best->next = net->routes;
+	      net->routes = best;
+	    }
+	}
+      else if (new)
+	{
+	  /* The third case - the new route is not better than the old
+	     best route (therefore old_best != NULL) and the old best
+	     route was not removed (therefore old_best == net->routes).
+	     We just link the new route after the old best route. */
+
+	  ASSERT(net->routes != NULL);
+	  new->next = net->routes->next;
+	  net->routes->next = new;
+	}
+      /* The fourth (empty) case - suboptimal route was removed, nothing to do */
     }
 
-  /* Log the route removal */
+  if (new)
+    new->lastmod = now;
+
+  /* Log the route change */
+  if (new)
+    rte_trace_in(D_ROUTES, p, new, net->routes == new ? "added [best]" : "added");
+
   if (!new && (p->debug & D_ROUTES))
     {
       if (old != old_best)
@@ -666,9 +738,12 @@ rte_recalculate(struct announce_hook *ah, net *net, rte *new, ea_list *tmpa, str
 	rte_trace_in(D_ROUTES, p, old, "removed [sole]");
     }
 
+  /* Propagate the route change */
   rte_announce(table, RA_ANY, net, new, old, NULL, tmpa);
-  rte_announce(table, RA_OPTIMAL, net, net->routes, old_best, NULL, tmpa);
-  rte_announce(table, RA_ACCEPTED, net, new, old, before_old, tmpa);
+  if (net->routes != old_best)
+    rte_announce(table, RA_OPTIMAL, net, net->routes, old_best, NULL, tmpa);
+  if (table->config->sorted)
+    rte_announce(table, RA_ACCEPTED, net, new, old, before_old, tmpa);
 
   if (!net->routes &&
       (table->gc_counter++ >= table->config->gc_max_ops) &&
@@ -1336,6 +1411,8 @@ rt_commit(struct config *new, struct config *old)
 		  r->table = ot;
 		  ot->name = r->name;
 		  ot->config = r;
+		  if (o->sorted != r->sorted)
+		    log(L_WARN "Reconfiguration of rtable sorted flag not implemented");
 		}
 	      else
 		{
diff --git a/proto/bgp/attrs.c b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
index 4495c039..e5bc84dd 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/attrs.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
@@ -1258,7 +1258,8 @@ same_group(rte *r, u32 lpref, u32 lasn)
 static inline int
 use_deterministic_med(rte *r)
 {
-  return ((struct bgp_proto *) r->attrs->proto)->cf->deterministic_med;
+  struct proto *P = r->attrs->proto;
+  return (P->proto == &proto_bgp) && ((struct bgp_proto *) P)->cf->deterministic_med;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.c b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
index 099a39a9..d59b4308 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
@@ -955,14 +955,14 @@ bgp_check_config(struct bgp_config *c)
   if (internal && c->rs_client)
     cf_error("Only external neighbor can be RS client");
 
-  /*
+
   if (c->multihop && (c->gw_mode == GW_DIRECT))
     cf_error("Multihop BGP cannot use direct gateway mode");
 
   if (c->multihop && (ipa_has_link_scope(c->remote_ip) || 
 		      ipa_has_link_scope(c->source_addr)))
     cf_error("Multihop BGP cannot be used with link-local addresses");
-  */
+
 
   /* Different default based on rs_client */
   if (!c->missing_lladdr)
@@ -970,8 +970,17 @@ bgp_check_config(struct bgp_config *c)
 
   /* Different default for gw_mode */
   if (!c->gw_mode)
-    // c->gw_mode = (c->multihop || internal) ? GW_RECURSIVE : GW_DIRECT;
-    c->gw_mode = GW_DIRECT;
+    c->gw_mode = (c->multihop || internal) ? GW_RECURSIVE : GW_DIRECT;
+
+
+  if ((c->gw_mode == GW_RECURSIVE) && c->c.table->sorted)
+    cf_error("BGP in recursive mode prohibits sorted table");
+
+  if (c->deterministic_med && c->c.table->sorted)
+    cf_error("BGP with deterministic MED prohibits sorted table");
+
+  if (c->secondary && !c->c.table->sorted)
+    cf_error("BGP with secondary option requires sorted table");
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/proto/bgp/config.Y b/proto/bgp/config.Y
index 356415a2..f9a5be65 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/config.Y
+++ b/proto/bgp/config.Y
@@ -74,25 +74,19 @@ bgp_proto:
  | bgp_proto STARTUP HOLD TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->initial_hold_time = $5; }
  | bgp_proto CONNECT RETRY TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->connect_retry_time = $5; }
  | bgp_proto KEEPALIVE TIME expr ';' { BGP_CFG->keepalive_time = $4; }
-/*
  | bgp_proto MULTIHOP ';' { BGP_CFG->multihop = 64; }
  | bgp_proto MULTIHOP expr ';' { BGP_CFG->multihop = $3; if (($3<1) || ($3>255)) cf_error("Multihop must be in range 1-255"); }
-*/
  | bgp_proto NEXT HOP SELF ';' { BGP_CFG->next_hop_self = 1; }
  | bgp_proto MISSING LLADDR SELF ';' { BGP_CFG->missing_lladdr = MLL_SELF; }
  | bgp_proto MISSING LLADDR DROP ';' { BGP_CFG->missing_lladdr = MLL_DROP; }
  | bgp_proto MISSING LLADDR IGNORE ';' { BGP_CFG->missing_lladdr = MLL_IGNORE; }
-/*
  | bgp_proto GATEWAY DIRECT ';' { BGP_CFG->gw_mode = GW_DIRECT; }
  | bgp_proto GATEWAY RECURSIVE ';' { BGP_CFG->gw_mode = GW_RECURSIVE; }
-*/
  | bgp_proto PATH METRIC bool ';' { BGP_CFG->compare_path_lengths = $4; }
  | bgp_proto MED METRIC bool ';' { BGP_CFG->med_metric = $4; }
  | bgp_proto IGP METRIC bool ';' { BGP_CFG->igp_metric = $4; }
  | bgp_proto PREFER OLDER bool ';' { BGP_CFG->prefer_older = $4; }
-/*
  | bgp_proto DETERMINISTIC MED bool ';' { BGP_CFG->deterministic_med = $4; }
-*/
  | bgp_proto DEFAULT BGP_MED expr ';' { BGP_CFG->default_med = $4; }
  | bgp_proto DEFAULT BGP_LOCAL_PREF expr ';' { BGP_CFG->default_local_pref = $4; }
  | bgp_proto SOURCE ADDRESS ipa ';' { BGP_CFG->source_addr = $4; }