This post details my approach to setting up a POC lab to prove the operation of Nexus 9K switches doing VXLAN using BGP EVPN, it will also show how I deployed and verified the configurations and operation using Ansible. You will follow the process from the start and learn such things as “What is a […]
VXLAN Terminology
In this VXLAN tutorial, we will be going through all the acronyms and VXLAN terminology used when configuring and deploying a VXLAN network. VXLAN – Virtual Extensible LAN Next we need to differentiate between the terms underlay and overlay network. Underlay – This is the transport network between your switches, running a number of protocols, typically an […]
What is VXLAN? – Virtual Extensible LAN
VXLAN, Virtual Extensible LAN is an encapsulation protocol that runs an overlay network over an existing layer 3 infrastructure or underlay network. VXLAN ( RFC7348 ) is used in the Cisco ACI fabric and allows network engineers to scale out cloud computing while isolating application. It is not limited to Cisco and was developed between Arista, VMware […]