New and Changed VPN Features
Feature |
Description |
Changed in Release |
Where Documented |
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MSTAG Uplink Tracking |
The MSTAG Uplink Tracking feature monitors the connectivity of an nPE gateway device to the core or aggregation network. |
Release 6.2.2 |
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EVPN Routing Policy |
The EVPN Routing Policy feature provides the route policy support for address-family L2VPN EVPN. |
Release 6.2.2 |
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EVPN IRB Anycast GW VM Mobility |
EVPN IRB feature was modified to include support for VM Mobility. |
Release 6.2.2 |
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EVPN ESI Multipath - Flow Based Load Balancing |
The EVPN Ethernet Segment Identifier (ESI) Multipath for VxLAN feature supports flow-based load balancing to forward the traffic between Top of Racks (ToRs) and Data Center Interconnect (DCI), and between the source and remote DCIs. |
Release 6.2.1 |
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EVPN MPLS Seamless Integration with VPLS |
The EVPN MPLS Seamless Integration with VPLS feature allows EVPN service introduced gradually in the network on a few PE nodes at a time. |
Release 6.2.1 |
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Single-Active Multi-Homing |
The EVPN Single-Active Multi-Homing feature supports single-active redundancy mode. In single-active mode, the PE nodes locally connected to an Ethernet Segment load balance traffic to and from the Ethernet Segment based on EVPN service instance (EVI). |
Release 6.2.1 |
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Virtual Ethernet Segment (vES) |
The Virtual Ethernet Segment (vES) allows a Customer Edge (CE) to access EVPN bridge through MPLS network. |
Release 6.2.1 |
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EVPN IRB |
Ethernet VPN (EVPN) provides an extensible and flexible multi-homing VPN solution for Layer 2 connectivity among hosts over an MPLS core/IP network. EVPN Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB) feature enables Layer 3 forwarding among hosts across different IP subnets, while maintaining the multi-homing capabilities of EVPN. Also, EVPN IRB feature enables EVPN hosts or subnets to communicate with IP VPNs. |
Release 6.2.1 |
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EVPN Native with Software MAC Learning |
MAC learning is the method of learning the MAC addresses of all the device on a VLAN.The MAC addresses learned on one device needs to be learned or distributed on the other devices in a VLAN. EVPN Native with software MAC Learning feature enables the distribution of the MAC addresses learned on one device to the other devices connected to a network. The MAC addresses are learnt from the remote devices using BGP. |
Release 6.2.1 |