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BGP EVPN

BGP EVPN

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What is BGP EVPN?

BGP EVPN (Ethernet VPN) is a modern VPN technology used to interconnect geographically dispersed Ethernet LANs over an IP/MPLS core network. It uses BGP as the control plane, enabling efficient route distribution and MAC address learning. EVPN offers advantages such as multi-homing support, load balancing, and faster convergence compared to older technologies like VPLS. It is commonly used in data centers and service provider networks to provide layer 2 VPN services.

What other technologies are related to BGP EVPN?

BGP EVPN Competitor Technologies

Cisco ACI is an SDN solution that provides network virtualization and automation, offering an alternative to BGP EVPN for certain use cases.
mentioned alongside BGP EVPN in 1% (70) of relevant job posts
STP is a Layer 2 protocol which BGP EVPN is designed to replace as it overcomes STP limitations.
mentioned alongside BGP EVPN in 0% (65) of relevant job posts
MPLS is a WAN technology that offers similar VPN services to BGP EVPN. While the two can co-exist they are often used as an alternative to each other.
mentioned alongside BGP EVPN in 0% (114) of relevant job posts

BGP EVPN Complementary Technologies

VXLAN is often used as an overlay technology with BGP EVPN to provide Layer 2 VPN services over an IP network.
mentioned alongside BGP EVPN in 2% (284) of relevant job posts
OSPF can be used as the underlay routing protocol for BGP EVPN, providing IP connectivity between network devices.
mentioned alongside BGP EVPN in 0% (209) of relevant job posts
BGP is the control plane protocol used in BGP EVPN to distribute MAC address and VLAN information.
mentioned alongside BGP EVPN in 0% (211) of relevant job posts

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