According to an embodiment, a network device automatically creates a more optimal route entry for inter-base station traffic to be transmitted between a local and a remote base station through a backhaul network. The network device automatically discovers an IP address of the remote base station used for inter-base station traffic based upon traffic transmitted by the local base station to the network device or transmitted between the local and the remote base stations. The network device generates a unique route target (RT) value based upon the remote IP address and inserts it into an import route target list. Upon receiving a route update message including routes transmitted by a route reflector in the backhaul network, the network device installs a route entry into a routing table based upon determining that an RT value of one of the routes matches the unique RT value in the import route target list.