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02 VXLAN Overview

This document discusses VXLAN and data center networking challenges. It provides an overview of VXLAN, including that it uses layer 3 underlays with layer 2 overlays to expand VLAN namespaces and allow network segmentation. VXLAN tunnels Ethernet frames in UDP to allow high availability, agility, and mobility across physical and virtual workloads. The document also outlines the evolution of data center designs and some key VXLAN terminologies like VTEP, NVE, and VNI.

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02 VXLAN Overview

This document discusses VXLAN and data center networking challenges. It provides an overview of VXLAN, including that it uses layer 3 underlays with layer 2 overlays to expand VLAN namespaces and allow network segmentation. VXLAN tunnels Ethernet frames in UDP to allow high availability, agility, and mobility across physical and virtual workloads. The document also outlines the evolution of data center designs and some key VXLAN terminologies like VTEP, NVE, and VNI.

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CCIE DATA CENTER VXLAN Overview

VXLAN EVPN

CREATED BY SALMAN ALHIARY, CCIE #56363


Today’s Data Center Challenges and Requirements
▪ Some of the critical demands of today’s data center deployments are as follows:
• Agility: defines how long it takes for an application request to be fulfilled. In modern data
centers, we should be able to reduce this time to a minimum.
• Scalability: defines the data center’s ability to keep working well when it is improved and
changed in volume and size.
• Elasticity: defines the ability to adapt to the changing demands and requirements. A data
center must be able to add capacity without affecting existing application workloads.
• High Availability: defines the data center’s ability to be constantly operational (24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year).
• Mobility: defines the data center’s ability to provide data access where and when we need it.
• Segmentation: defines the ability to divide the data center fabric into smaller parts to
improve network performance and security.
• Security: defines the ability to enforce application policies and prevent unauthorized access.
• Automation & Programmability: defines the ability to manage and execute the data center’s
routine workflows and processes without human administration.
CREATED BY SALMAN ALHIARY, CCIE #56363
The Data Center
Fabric Evolution
Journey

CREATED BY SALMAN ALHIARY, CCIE #56363


From the Classical 3-Tier
Design to the 2-Tier
CLOS Fabric Design

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Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network Overview
▪ VXLAN is a layer 2 in layer-3 overlay tunnel, specifically an Ethernet in IP/UDP
tunnel (UDP port 4789).
▪ VXLAN is a standard-based technology; (RFC-7348).
▪ VXLAN expands the VLAN namespace; it uses 24-bit space – 16,777,216 values.
▪ VXLAN allows layer-2 multipathing; it doesn’t need STP for loop prevention; it uses
layer-3 ECMP over CLOS fabric.
▪ VXLAN doesn’t break layer-2 adjacency requirements. (e.g., vMotion in VMware).
▪ VXLAN allows for multi-tenancy; separation of customer traffic over shared
underlay fabric. (use the same VLANs on different tenants).
▪ VXLAN allows the integration of physical and virtual workloads.
▪ VXLAN has two flavors:
• VXLAN Flood & Learn.
• VXLAN BGP EVPN.

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Spine Spine

IP Network (Underlay)
IGP + PIM + BGP

VXLAN Leaf Leaf Leaf


VTEP VTEP VTEP
Terminologies NVE NVE NVE

VTEP: VXLAN Tunnel End Point


L2 Switch Port ( VLAN Access/ Trunk)
NVE: Network Virtualization Edge

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Spine Spine

VXLAN Overlay Network


IP Network (Underlay)
IGP + PIM + BGP

VXLAN Leaf Leaf Leaf


VTEP VTEP VTEP
Terminologies NVE NVE NVE

VTEP: VXLAN Tunnel End Point


L2 Switch Port ( VLAN Access/ Trunk)
NVE: Network Virtualization Edge

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VNI / VNID: VXLAN Network Identifier

VXLAN Overlay Network

VXLAN
Terminologies NVE NVE NVE
Interface Interface Interface

L2 Switch Port ( VLAN Access/ Trunk)

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