When talking about access-lists or prefix-lists associated with *-maps, Permit and Deny take on new meanings.
As we all know, a *-list processes each entry until a match is found.
Once a match is found, processing of the *-list stops.
*-maps operate the same way.
- If the matched statement is 'permit,' the *-list reports back to the *-map with a match success, which allows the *-map to process the associated action. No further *-map sequences are processed.
- If the matched statement is 'deny,' the *-list reports back to the *-map with NO MATCH; wherein the *-map will proceed to the next *-map sequence until a *-map match IS found.
- If NO statement is matched in the *-list, the implicit 'deny any any' is ALWAYS matched. In This case, the *-list will report to the *-map with NO MATCH, and the *-map will proceed to the next sequence until a match IS found.