IF there is a valid SR Policy (N, C) where N is an IPv4 or IPv6 endpoint address and C is a color; Steer into SR Policy (N, C); ELSE IF there is a valid SR Policy (null endpoint, C) of the same address-family of N; Steer into SR Policy (null endpoint, C); ELSE IF there is any valid SR Policy (any address-family null endpoint, C); Steer into SR Policy (any null endpoint, C); ELSE IF there is any valid SR Policy (any endpoint, C) of the same address-family of N; Steer into SR Policy (any endpoint, C); ELSE IF there is any valid SR Policy (any address-family endpoint, C); Steer into SR Policy (any address-family endpoint, C); ELSE; Steer on the IGP path to the next-hop N.