AOS-CX 10.17 EVPN VXLAN Guide (5420, 6200, 6300, 6400, 8100, 8325, 8360, 8400, 9300, 10000 Switches)

Virtual eXtensible LAN (VXLAN)

Use VXLAN technology to provide layer 2 connectivity between networks across an IP network

VXLAN with BGP Ethernet VPN (EVPN)

Use EVPN as an overlay control plane to exchange layer 2 and layer 3 connectivity info between different layer 2 or layer 3 domains

EVPN VXLAN Multi-Fabric Solution

Extend the single-fabric EVPN VXLAN solution to multi-fabric deployment

EVPN VXLAN DCI

Use EVPN VXLAN to provide DCI between two or more data centers

Static VXLAN

Static VXLAN (also know as unicast VXLAN), is the easiest way to connect two VTEPs

Hardware Switch Controller (HSC)

Configure the switch as a hardware layer 2 gateway, which enables the switch to extend VXLAN networks to a remote hypervisor VTEP

Advanced Intelligent Forwarding (FIB optimization)

Save hardware resources by keeping only the active EVPN host routes in the data plane

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