EVPN
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What is EVPN?
Ethernet VPN (EVPN) is a Layer 2 VPN technology that enables multipoint Ethernet services over an IP or MPLS network. It uses BGP as the control plane, which provides faster convergence and better scalability compared to older Layer 2 VPN technologies like VPLS. EVPN is commonly used to connect geographically dispersed data centers, provide virtual private LAN services, and enable seamless mobility for virtual machines.
What other technologies are related to EVPN?
EVPN Competitor Technologies
L3VPN
L3VPNs provide Layer 3 connectivity between sites, while EVPN primarily focuses on Layer 2 VPN services, creating some overlap in use cases.
LDP
LDP is a signaling protocol for MPLS. EVPN provides an alternative control plane compared to LDP for certain VPN implementations.
L2VPN
L2VPN is a broad category of Layer 2 VPN technologies, and EVPN is a specific type of L2VPN, but there are other L2VPN technologies.
VPLS
VPLS is another Layer 2 VPN technology that offers similar functionality to EVPN, but uses different control and data planes.
STP
STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) is a loop prevention mechanism. EVPN offers loop prevention features, making it a competitor to STP in certain network designs.
EVPN Complementary Technologies
VXLAN
VXLAN is a data plane encapsulation technology often used with EVPN for Layer 2 VPNs across an IP network.
Segment Routing
Segment Routing can be used as a transport mechanism in the underlay network for EVPN.
BGP
BGP (specifically MP-BGP) is used as the control plane protocol in EVPN for MAC address and route distribution.
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Which job functions commonly mention EVPN?
Network Engineer
1.5% of all Network Engineer jobs mention EVPN
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Network Operations Engineer
0.6% of all Network Operations Engineer jobs mention EVPN
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Network Security Engineer
0.6% of all Network Security Engineer jobs mention EVPN
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Engineer
4488 Engineer jobs mention EVPN
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Engineering & R&D
4514 Engineering & R&D jobs mention EVPN
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