diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index 4e7e91eb..f36642be 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ $(o)%.ps: $(o)%.dvi
 	dvips -D600 -ta4 -o $@ $<
 
 $(o)%.pdf: $(o)%.tex
-	pdflatex -output-directory=$(dir $@) $<
-	pdflatex -output-directory=$(dir $@) $<
+	TEXINPUTS=$(TEXINPUTS):$(doc-srcdir)/tex pdflatex -output-directory=$(dir $@) $<
+	TEXINPUTS=$(TEXINPUTS):$(doc-srcdir)/tex pdflatex -output-directory=$(dir $@) $<
 
 $(o)%.txt: $(o)%.sgml
 	cd $(dir $@) && $(sgml2)txt $(notdir $<)
diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index 2f8f18f3..e85ebf18 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -1193,13 +1193,31 @@ foot).
 	<cf/1.2.3.4.mask(8) = 1.0.0.0/ is true.
 
 	<tag><label id="type-prefix">prefix</tag>
-	This type can hold a network prefix consisting of IP address and prefix
-	length. Prefix literals are written as <cf><m/ipaddress//<m/pxlen/</cf>,
+	This type can hold a network prefix consisting of IP address, prefix
+	length and several other values. This is the key in route tables.
+
+	Prefices may be of several types, which can be determined by the special
+	operator <cf/.type/ of type <m/enum/. The type may be:
+
+	<cf/NET_IP4/ and <cf/NET_IP6/ prefices hold an IP prefix. The literals are 
+	written as <cf><m/ipaddress//<m/pxlen/</cf>,
 	or <cf><m>ipaddress</m>/<m>netmask</m></cf>. There are two special
-	operators on prefixes: <cf/.ip/ which extracts the IP address from the
+	operators on IP prefices: <cf/.ip/ which extracts the IP address from the
 	pair, and <cf/.len/, which separates prefix length from the pair.
 	So <cf>1.2.0.0/16.len = 16</cf> is true.
 
+	<cf/NET_VPN4/ and <cf/NET_VPN6/ prefices hold an IP prefix with
+	VPN Route Distinguisher (<rfc id="4364">). They support the same special
+	operators as IP prefices, and also <cf/.rd/ which extracts the Route Distinguisher.
+	Their literals are written as <cf><m/vpnrd/ <m/ipprefix/</cf>
+
+	<cf/NET_ROA4/ and <cf/NET_ROA6/ prefices hold an IP prefix range together
+	with an ASN. They support the same special operators as IP prefices, and also
+	<cf/.maxlen/ which extracts maximal prefix length, and <cf/.asn/ which extracts the ASN.
+
+	<cf/NET_FLOW4/ and <cf/NET_FLOW6/ hold an IP prefix together with
+	a flowspec rule. Filters currently don't support flowspec parsing.
+
 	<tag><label id="type-ec">ec</tag>
 	This is a specialized type used to represent BGP extended community
 	values. It is essentially a 64bit value, literals of this type are
diff --git a/filter/config.Y b/filter/config.Y
index 94a7e307..f84360ff 100644
--- a/filter/config.Y
+++ b/filter/config.Y
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ CF_DECLS
 
 CF_KEYWORDS(FUNCTION, PRINT, PRINTN, UNSET, RETURN,
 	ACCEPT, REJECT, ERROR, QUITBIRD,
-	INT, BOOL, IP, PREFIX, PAIR, QUAD, EC, LC,
+	INT, BOOL, IP, TYPE, PREFIX, RD, PAIR, QUAD, EC, LC,
 	SET, STRING, BGPMASK, BGPPATH, CLIST, ECLIST, LCLIST,
 	IF, THEN, ELSE, CASE,
 	TRUE, FALSE, RT, RO, UNKNOWN, GENERIC,
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ type:
    INT { $$ = T_INT; }
  | BOOL { $$ = T_BOOL; }
  | IP { $$ = T_IP; }
+ | RD { $$ = T_RD; }
  | PREFIX { $$ = T_NET; }
  | PAIR { $$ = T_PAIR; }
  | QUAD { $$ = T_QUAD; }
@@ -786,6 +787,7 @@ constant:
  | FALSE  { $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = 'c'; $$->aux = T_BOOL; $$->a2.i = 0;  }
  | TEXT   { $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = 'c'; $$->aux = T_STRING; $$->a2.p = $1; }
  | fipa	  { NEW_F_VAL; $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = 'C'; $$->a1.p = val; *val = $1; }
+ | VPN_RD { NEW_F_VAL; $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = 'C'; val->type = T_RD; val->val.ec = $1; $$->a1.p = val; }
  | net_   { NEW_F_VAL; $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = 'C'; val->type = T_NET; val->val.net = $1; $$->a1.p = val; }
  | '[' set_items ']' { DBG( "We've got a set here..." ); $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = 'c'; $$->aux = T_SET; $$->a2.p = build_tree($2); DBG( "ook\n" ); }
  | '[' fprefix_set ']' { $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = 'c'; $$->aux = T_PREFIX_SET;  $$->a2.p = $2; }
@@ -888,7 +890,9 @@ term:
 
  | rtadot dynamic_attr { $$ = $2; $$->code = P('e','a'); }
 
+ | term '.' TYPE { $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = 'T';  $$->a1.p = $1; }
  | term '.' IP { $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = P('c','p'); $$->a1.p = $1; $$->aux = T_IP; }
+ | term '.' RD { $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = P('R','D'); $$->a1.p = $1; $$->aux = T_RD; }
  | term '.' LEN { $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = 'L'; $$->a1.p = $1; }
  | term '.' MAXLEN { $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = P('R','m'); $$->a1.p = $1; }
  | term '.' ASN { $$ = f_new_inst(); $$->code = P('R','a'); $$->a1.p = $1; }
diff --git a/filter/filter.c b/filter/filter.c
index 79a594bf..a3caaf96 100644
--- a/filter/filter.c
+++ b/filter/filter.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ val_compare(struct f_val v1, struct f_val v2)
   case T_QUAD:
     return uint_cmp(v1.val.i, v2.val.i);
   case T_EC:
+  case T_RD:
     return u64_cmp(v1.val.ec, v2.val.ec);
   case T_LC:
     return lcomm_cmp(v1.val.lc, v2.val.lc);
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ val_format(struct f_val v, buffer *buf)
   case T_QUAD:	buffer_print(buf, "%R", v.val.i); return;
   case T_EC:	ec_format(buf2, v.val.ec); buffer_print(buf, "%s", buf2); return;
   case T_LC:	lc_format(buf2, v.val.lc); buffer_print(buf, "%s", buf2); return;
+  case T_RD:	rd_format(v.val.ec, buf2, 1024); buffer_print(buf, "%s", buf2); return;
   case T_PREFIX_SET: trie_format(v.val.ti, buf); return;
   case T_SET:	tree_format(v.val.t, buf); return;
   case T_ENUM:	buffer_print(buf, "(enum %x)%u", v.type, v.val.i); return;
@@ -815,6 +817,18 @@ interpret(struct f_inst *what)
     res.type = T_BOOL;
     res.val.i = (v1.type != T_VOID);
     break;
+  case 'T':
+    ONEARG;
+    switch (v1.type)
+    {
+      case T_NET:
+	res.type = T_ENUM_NETTYPE;
+	res.val.i = v1.val.net->type;
+	break;
+      default:
+	runtime( "Can't determine type of this item" );
+    }
+    break;
 
   /* Set to indirect value, a1 = variable, a2 = value */
   case 's':
@@ -1209,6 +1223,16 @@ interpret(struct f_inst *what)
     res.type = T_IP;
     res.val.ip = net_prefix(v1.val.net);
     break;
+  case P('R','D'):
+    ONEARG;
+    if (v1.type != T_NET)
+      runtime( "Prefix expected" );
+    res.type = T_RD;
+    if ((1 << v1.val.net->type) & (NB_VPN4 | NB_VPN6))
+      res.val.ec = net_rd(v1.val.net);
+    else
+      runtime( "VPN address expected" );
+    break;
   case P('a','f'):	/* Get first ASN from AS PATH */
     ONEARG;
     if (v1.type != T_PATH)
@@ -1581,6 +1605,8 @@ i_same(struct f_inst *f1, struct f_inst *f2)
   case P('!', '~'):
   case '~': TWOARGS; break;
   case P('d','e'): ONEARG; break;
+  case 'T': ONEARG; break;
+  case P('n','T'): break;
 
   case P('m','l'):
     TWOARGS;
@@ -1646,6 +1672,7 @@ i_same(struct f_inst *f1, struct f_inst *f2)
 
   case 'r': ONEARG; break;
   case P('c','p'): ONEARG; break;
+  case P('R','D'): ONEARG; break;
   case P('c','a'): /* Call rewriting trickery to avoid exponential behaviour */
              ONEARG;
 	     if (!i_same(f1->a2.p, f2->a2.p))
diff --git a/filter/filter.h b/filter/filter.h
index 855219ec..0beac679 100644
--- a/filter/filter.h
+++ b/filter/filter.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ void val_format(struct f_val v, buffer *buf);
 #define T_ENUM_RTC 0x33
 #define T_ENUM_RTD 0x34
 #define T_ENUM_ROA 0x35
+#define T_ENUM_NETTYPE 0x36
+
 /* new enums go here */
 #define T_ENUM_EMPTY 0x3f	/* Special hack for atomic_aggr */
 
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ void val_format(struct f_val v, buffer *buf);
 #define T_ECLIST 0x27		/* Extended community list */
 #define T_LC 0x28		/* Large community value, lcomm */
 #define T_LCLIST 0x29		/* Large community list */
+#define T_RD 0x2a		/* Route distinguisher for VPN addresses */
 
 #define T_RETURN 0x40
 #define T_SET 0x80
diff --git a/filter/test.conf b/filter/test.conf
index dc94f817..89c882ae 100644
--- a/filter/test.conf
+++ b/filter/test.conf
@@ -1167,9 +1167,7 @@ int j;
 
 filter roa_filter
 {
-	print(net);
 	if net ~ [ 10.0.0.0/8{16,24}, 2000::/3{16,96} ] then {
-		print("accepted");
 		accept;
 	}
 	reject;
@@ -1263,7 +1261,6 @@ prefix set pxs;
 prefix set pxt;
 {
 	pxs = [ 98.45.0.0/16, 128.128.0.0/12+, 2200::/42-, ::ffff:d000:0/100{98,102}];
-	print format(pxs);
 	bt_assert(format(pxs) = "[::/0, ::/2{c000::}, 98.45.0.0/112{::0.1.0.0}, 128.128.0.0/108{::0.31.255.255}, 208.0.0.0/100{::124.0.0.0}, 2200::/42{ffff:ffff:ffc0::}]");
 	bt_assert(::fe00:0:0/88  !~ pxs);
 	bt_assert(::fffe:0:0/95  !~ pxs);
@@ -1275,6 +1272,39 @@ prefix set pxt;
 	bt_assert(::/0 ~ pxs);
 	bt_assert(0.0.0.0/0 !~ pxs);
 	bt_assert(128.135.64.17/32 ~ pxs);
+
+#	pxt = [ 0:1:2 10.1.10.0/24, 0:5:10000 10.1.10.0/24 ];
+#	print pxt;
+
+	bt_assert(format(NET_IP4) = "(enum 36)1"); ## if (net.type = NET_IP4) ...
+	bt_assert(format(NET_VPN6) = "(enum 36)4");
+	bt_assert(format(0:1:2) = "0:1:2");
 }
 
 bt_test_suite(t_mixed_prefix, "Testing mixed net types");
+
+
+filter vpn_filter
+{
+	bt_assert(format(net) = "0:1:2 10.1.10.0/24");
+	bt_assert(net.type = NET_VPN4);
+	bt_assert(net.type != NET_IP4);
+	bt_assert(net.type != NET_IP6);
+	bt_assert(net.rd = 0:1:2);
+
+	case (net.type) {
+	  NET_IP4: print "IPV4";
+	  NET_IP6: print "IPV6";
+	}
+
+	accept;
+}
+
+vpn4 table v4;
+vpn4 table v6;
+
+protocol static
+{
+	vpn4 { table v4; import filter vpn_filter; };
+	route 0:1:2 10.1.10.0/24 unreachable;
+}
diff --git a/lib/net.c b/lib/net.c
index 74cea277..2bf4049e 100644
--- a/lib/net.c
+++ b/lib/net.c
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ const u16 net_max_text_length[] = {
 };
 
 
+int
+rd_format(const u64 rd, char *buf, int buflen)
+{
+  switch (rd >> 48)
+  {
+    case 0: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "0:%u:%u", (u32) (rd >> 32), (u32) rd);
+    case 1: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "1:%I4:%u", ip4_from_u32(rd >> 16), (u32) (rd & 0xffff));
+    case 2: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "2:%u:%u", (u32) (rd >> 16), (u32) (rd & 0xffff));
+    default: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "X:%08x:%08x", (u32) (rd >> 32), (u32) rd);
+  }
+}
+
 int
 net_format(const net_addr *N, char *buf, int buflen)
 {
@@ -67,21 +79,17 @@ net_format(const net_addr *N, char *buf, int buflen)
   case NET_IP6:
     return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "%I6/%d", n->ip6.prefix, n->ip6.pxlen);
   case NET_VPN4:
-    switch (n->vpn4.rd >> 48)
     {
-    case 0: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "0:%u:%u %I4/%d", (u32) (n->vpn4.rd >> 32), (u32) n->vpn4.rd, n->vpn4.prefix, n->vpn4.pxlen);
-    case 1: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "1:%I4:%u %I4/%d", ip4_from_u32(n->vpn4.rd >> 16), (u32) (n->vpn4.rd & 0xffff), n->vpn4.prefix, n->vpn4.pxlen);
-    case 2: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "2:%u:%u %I4/%d", (u32) (n->vpn4.rd >> 16), (u32) (n->vpn4.rd & 0xffff), n->vpn4.prefix, n->vpn4.pxlen);
-    default: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "X:%08x:%08x %I4/%d", (u32) (n->vpn4.rd >> 32), (u32) n->vpn4.rd, n->vpn4.prefix, n->vpn4.pxlen);
+    int c = rd_format(n->vpn4.rd, buf, buflen);
+    buf += c; buflen -= c;
+    return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, " %I4/%d", n->vpn4.prefix, n->vpn4.pxlen);
     }
   case NET_VPN6:
-    /* XXX: RD format is specified for VPN4; not found any for VPN6, reusing the same as for VPN4 */
-    switch (n->vpn6.rd >> 48)
     {
-    case 0: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "0:%u:%u %I6/%d", (u32) (n->vpn6.rd >> 32), (u32) n->vpn6.rd, n->vpn6.prefix, n->vpn6.pxlen);
-    case 1: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "1:%I4:%u %I6/%d", ip4_from_u32(n->vpn6.rd >> 16), (u32) (n->vpn6.rd & 0xffff), n->vpn6.prefix, n->vpn6.pxlen);
-    case 2: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "2:%u:%u %I6/%d", (u32) (n->vpn6.rd >> 16), (u32) (n->vpn6.rd & 0xffff), n->vpn6.prefix, n->vpn6.pxlen);
-    default: return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "X:%08x:%08x %I6/%d", (u32) (n->vpn6.rd >> 32), (u32) n->vpn6.rd, n->vpn6.prefix, n->vpn6.pxlen);
+    /* XXX: RD format is specified for VPN4; not found any for VPN6, reusing the same as for VPN4 */
+    int c = rd_format(n->vpn6.rd, buf, buflen);
+    buf += c; buflen -= c;
+    return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, " %I6/%d", n->vpn6.prefix, n->vpn6.pxlen);
     }
   case NET_ROA4:
     return bsnprintf(buf, buflen, "%I4/%u-%u AS%u",  n->roa4.prefix, n->roa4.pxlen, n->roa4.max_pxlen, n->roa4.asn);
diff --git a/lib/net.h b/lib/net.h
index 7144bcb9..16a18479 100644
--- a/lib/net.h
+++ b/lib/net.h
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ static inline int net_is_ip(const net_addr *a)
 static inline int net_is_roa(const net_addr *a)
 { return (a->type == NET_ROA4) || (a->type == NET_ROA6); }
 
+static inline int net_is_vpn(const net_addr *a)
+{ return (a->type == NET_VPN4) || (a->type == NET_VPN6); }
+
 
 static inline ip4_addr net4_prefix(const net_addr *a)
 { return ((net_addr_ip4 *) a)->prefix; }
@@ -278,6 +281,18 @@ static inline uint net_pxlen(const net_addr *a)
 
 ip_addr net_pxmask(const net_addr *a);
 
+static inline u64 net_rd(const net_addr *a)
+{
+  switch (a->type)
+  {
+  case NET_VPN4:
+    return ((net_addr_vpn4 *)a)->rd;
+  case NET_VPN6:
+    return ((net_addr_vpn6 *)a)->rd;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 
 static inline int net_equal(const net_addr *a, const net_addr *b)
 { return (a->length == b->length) && !memcmp(a, b, a->length); }
@@ -471,7 +486,7 @@ void net_normalize(net_addr *N);
 
 int net_classify(const net_addr *N);
 int net_format(const net_addr *N, char *buf, int buflen);
-
+int rd_format(const u64 rd, char *buf, int buflen);
 
 int ipa_in_netX(const ip_addr A, const net_addr *N);
 int net_in_netX(const net_addr *A, const net_addr *N);
diff --git a/nest/config.Y b/nest/config.Y
index 511936ef..e6b0927b 100644
--- a/nest/config.Y
+++ b/nest/config.Y
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ net_type:
  | FLOW6{ $$ = NET_FLOW6; }
  ;
 
+CF_ENUM(T_ENUM_NETTYPE, NET_, IP4, IP6, VPN4, VPN6, ROA4, ROA6, FLOW4, FLOW6)
+
 
 /* Creation of routing tables */