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:abbr:`EVPN` stands for Ethernet Virtual Private Network. This is an extension
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of BGP that enables the signaling of bridged (L2) and routed (L3) :abbr:`VPNs (Virtual Private Networks)` over a
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common network. EVPN is described in :rfc:`7432` and is updated by several
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additional RFCs and IETF drafts including :rfc:`9135` (Integrated Routing
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and Bridging in Ethernet VPN), :rfc:`9136` (IP Prefix Advertisement in Ethernet
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VPN), :rfc:`8584` (Framework for Ethernet VPN Designated Forwarder Election
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Extensibility), and :rfc:`8365` (A Network Virtualization Overlay Solution Using
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Ethernet VPN). FRR supports All-Active Layer-2 Multihoming for devices (MHD) via
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LACP Ethernet Segments as well as both Symmetric and Asymmetric IRB.
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FRR implements MAC-VRFs using a "VLAN-Based Service Interface" (:rfc:`7432`)
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and performs processing of Symmetric IRB routes following the
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"Interface-less IP-VRF-to-IP-VRF Model" (:rfc:`9136`).
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of BGP that enables the signaling of bridged (L2) and routed (L3)
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:abbr:`VPNs (Virtual Private Networks)` over a common network. EVPN is described
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in :rfc:`7432` and is updated by several additional RFCs and IETF drafts
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including :rfc:`9135` (Integrated Routing and Bridging in Ethernet VPN),
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:rfc:`9136` (IP Prefix Advertisement in Ethernet VPN), :rfc:`8584` (Framework
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for Ethernet VPN Designated Forwarder Election Extensibility), and :rfc:`8365`
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(A Network Virtualization Overlay Solution Using Ethernet VPN). FRR supports
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All-Active Layer-2 Multihoming for devices (MHD) via LACP Ethernet Segments as
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well as both Symmetric and Asymmetric IRB. FRR implements MAC-VRFs using a
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"VLAN-Based Service Interface" (:rfc:`7432`) and performs processing of
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Symmetric IRB routes following the "Interface-less IP-VRF-to-IP-VRF Model"
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(:rfc:`9136`).
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.. _evpn-concepts:
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EVPN Concepts
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BGP-EVPN is the control plane for the transport of Ethernet frames, regardless
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of whether those frames are bridged or routed. In the case of a VLAN-Based
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Service Interface with VXLAN encap, a single :abbr:`VNI (VXLAN Network Identifier)` is used to represent an EVPN
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Service Interface with VXLAN encap, a single
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:abbr:`VNI (VXLAN Network Identifier)` is used to represent an EVPN
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Instance (EVI) and will have its own Route Distinguisher and set of
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Import/Export Route-Targets.
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table i.e. MAC (fdb) and ARP/NDP entries.
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A MAC-VRF can be thought of as a VLAN with or without an SVI associated with it.
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An :abbr:`SVI (Switched Virtual Interface)` is a Layer-3 interface bound to a bridging domain. In Linux an SVI can
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either be a traditional bridge or a VLAN subinterface of a VLAN-aware bridge.
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If there is an SVI for the VLAN, ARP/NDP entries can be bound to the MACs within
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the broadcast domain. Without an SVI, the VLAN operates in traditional L2
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fashion and MACs are the only type of host addresses known within the VLAN.
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An :abbr:`SVI (Switched Virtual Interface)` is a Layer-3 interface bound to a
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bridging domain. In Linux an SVI can either be a traditional bridge or a VLAN
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subinterface of a VLAN-aware bridge. If there is an SVI for the VLAN, ARP/NDP
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entries can be bound to the MACs within the broadcast domain. Without an SVI,
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the VLAN operates in traditional L2 fashion and MACs are the only type of host
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addresses known within the VLAN.
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In the same way that there can be a many-to-one relationship of SVIs to a VRF,
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there can also be a many-to-one relationship of MAC-VRFs (L2VNIs) to an IP-VRF

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