This flag indicates whether DC-RTM considers that the next-hop address for this route is a loose next hop. If DC-RTM sets this object to 'true' then - it must also have set rtmRibType to 'remote' - the next-hop address (rtmRibNextHop) may not be on a directly connected device - if DC-RTM cannot find a route to the next-hop address, it does not return the route on the rtmRouteTable, it does not redistribute the route to routing protocol managers, and it does not program the route to a forwarding table (unless the forwarding table has registered to receive loose next hops) or to a partner that is querying route information (such as BGP or PIM).