API Guide

Table 6. Differences between Static VXLAN and VXLAN BGP EVPN
Static VXLAN VXLAN BGP EVPN
To start sending and receiving virtual-network traffic to and
from a remote VTEP, manually configure the VTEP as a
member of the virtual network.
No manual configuration is required. Each remote VTEP is
automatically learned as a member of a virtual network from
the EVPN routes received from the remote VTEP. After a
remote VTEP address is learned, VXLAN traffic is sent to, and
received from, the VTEP.
Data packets learn remote hosts after decapsulation of the
VXLAN header in the data plane.
Remote host MAC addresses are learned in the control plane
using BGP EVPN Type 2 routes and MAC/IP advertisements.
VXLAN BGP EVPN operation
The EVPN address family allows VXLAN to carry EVPN routes in External Border Gateway Protocol (eBGP) and Internal Border
Gateway Protocol (iBGP) sessions. In a data center network, use eBGP or iBGP for route exchange in both the IP underlay
network and EVPN.
The following sample BGP EVPN topology shows a leaf-spine data center network where eBGP exchanges IP routes in the IP
underlay network, and exchanges EVPN routes in the VXLAN overlay network. All spine nodes are in one autonomous system—
AS 65535. All leaf nodes are in another autonomous system—AS 65000.
To advertise underlay IP routes, eBGP peer sessions establish between the leaf and spine nodes using an interface IP address.
To advertise EVPN routes, eBGP peer sessions between the leaf and spine nodes use a Loopback IP address.
Figure 3. BGP EVPN topology
Leaf nodes
BGP EVPN for VXLAN
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