Routed Packet Walk in VXLAN/EVPN Network
In a previous post, I walked through how a packet gets bridged in a VXLAN/EVPN network. In this post, I’ll […]
EVPN, VXLAN
EVPN, VXLAN
EVPN – Asymmetric vs Symmetric IRB
It is well known that VXLAN supports bridging frames, that is, forwarding frames that belong to the same L2 segment.
EVPN, VXLAN
EVPN Terminology
Reading RFCs is a great source of information for understanding all the details of a protocol. Often they do require
VXLAN
Bridging Packet Walk In VXLAN/EVPN Network
In this post I walk you through all the steps and packets involved in two hosts communicating over a L2
BFD
Why Is BFD More Light Weight Than Routing Hellos?
There are many articles on BFD. It is well known that BFD has the following advantages over routing protocol hellos/keepalives:
SD-WAN
Catalyst SD-WAN Enhanced Application Aware Routing
Traditionally, Cisco has leveraged BFD to monitor tunnels and their performance and Application Aware Routing (AAR) to reroute traffic. BFD
SD-WAN
Catalyst SD-WAN 20.13 – RBAC
Catalyst SD-WAN has supported Role Based Access Control (RBAC) for a long time. It has been possible to use predefined
EVPN, VXLAN
NX-OS Forwarding Constructs For VXLAN/EVPN
In this post we will look at the forwarding constructs in NX-OS in the context of VXLAN and EVPN. Having
EVPN, VXLAN
EVPN Route Type 5
In a previous post, EVPN Deepdive Route Types 2 and 3, I covered route types 2 and 3. In this
ARP, Linux
Simulate a Silent Host in a VXLAN Network
I’m working on a blog post explaining route type 5 in EVPN. To demonstrate a scenario with a silent host,