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A customer wants to deploy a Layer 2 extension over a transport infrastructure for multiple data centers. The data center technology should support a localized Layer 3 gateway, a separate flooding dom

The correct answer is B. VXLAN EVPN. The customer needs a DCI technology for Layer 2 extension across multiple data centers, supporting a localized Layer 3 gateway, separate flooding domains, and STP isolation per data center.

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Question

A customer wants to deploy a Layer 2 extension over a transport infrastructure for multiple data centers. The data center technology should support a localized Layer 3 gateway, a separate flooding domain, and STP isolation per data center. Which DCI technology meets these requirements?

Options

  • APseudowire
  • BVXLAN EVPN
  • CE-Line
  • DE-LAN

How the community answered

(51 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    78% (40)
  • C
    6% (3)
  • D
    12% (6)

Why each option

The customer needs a DCI technology for Layer 2 extension across multiple data centers, supporting a localized Layer 3 gateway, separate flooding domains, and STP isolation per data center.

APseudowire

Pseudowire is a point-to-point Layer 2 circuit emulation technology that typically does not offer advanced features like localized L3 gateways or separate flooding domains across multiple data centers.

BVXLAN EVPNCorrect

VXLAN EVPN (Virtual Extensible LAN Ethernet VPN) is a scalable DCI technology that supports Layer 2 extension with localized Layer 3 gateways (Anycast Gateway), separate flooding domains per VXLAN Network Identifier (VNI), and provides STP isolation through its BGP EVPN control plane.

CE-Line

E-Line is a point-to-point Ethernet service from a service provider and lacks the features for a localized Layer 3 gateway, separate flooding domains, and STP isolation across multiple data centers.

DE-LAN

E-LAN is a multipoint-to-multipoint Ethernet service, but it typically extends a single Layer 2 domain across sites, which would not provide separate flooding domains or STP isolation per data center.

Concept tested: VXLAN EVPN features for DCI

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus9000/sw/7-x/vxlan/configuration/guide/b_Cisco-Nexus-9000-Series-NX-OS-VXLAN-Configuration-Guide-7x/b_Cisco-Nexus-9000-Series-NX-OS-VXLAN-Configuration-Guide-7x_chapter_0100.html

Topics

#DCI#VXLAN EVPN#Layer 2 extension#STP isolation

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