RFC 8365: A Network Virtualization Overlay Solution Using Ethernet VPN (EVPN)

This document specifies how Ethernet VPN (EVPN) can be used as a Network Virtualization Overlay (NVO) solution and explores the various tunnel encapsulation…

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Outgoing relationships (14 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 7432: BGP MPLS-Based Ethernet VPN
Normative reference — RFC 7348: Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN): A Framework for Overlaying Virtualized Layer 2 Networks over Layer 3 Networks
Normative reference — RFC 4023: Encapsulating MPLS in IP or Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Normative reference — RFC 7637: NVGRE: Network Virtualization Using Generic Routing Encapsulation
Normative reference — RFC 5512: The BGP Encapsulation Subsequent Address Family Identifier (SAFI) and the BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
Informative reference — RFC 4271: A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
Informative reference — RFC 4364: BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Informative reference — RFC 6514: BGP Encodings and Procedures for Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs
Informative reference — RFC 4272: BGP Security Vulnerabilities Analysis
Informative reference — RFC 7365: Framework for Data Center (DC) Network Virtualization
Informative reference — RFC 7209: Requirements for Ethernet VPN (EVPN)
Informative reference — RFC 7364: Problem Statement: Overlays for Network Virtualization

Incoming relationships (17 related RFCs)

Updated by — RFC 9746: BGP EVPN Multihoming Extensions for Split-Horizon Filtering
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9136: IP Prefix Advertisement in Ethernet VPN (EVPN)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9291: A YANG Network Data Model for Layer 2 VPNs
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9135: Integrated Routing and Bridging in Ethernet VPN (EVPN)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9252: BGP Overlay Services Based on Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9574: Optimized Ingress Replication Solution for Ethernet VPNs (EVPNs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9014: Interconnect Solution for Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Overlay Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9624: EVPN Broadcast, Unknown Unicast, or Multicast (BUM) Using Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9722: Fast Recovery for EVPN Designated Forwarder Election
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9784: Virtual Ethernet Segments for EVPN and Provider Backbone Bridge EVPN
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9012: The BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9408: A YANG Network Data Model for Service Attachment Points (SAPs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9181: A Common YANG Data Model for Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9785: Preference-Based EVPN Designated Forwarder (DF) Election
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8971: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9469: Applicability of Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) to Network Virtualization over Layer 3 (NVO3) Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9889: A Realization of Network Slices for 5G Networks Using Current IP/MPLS Technologies