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A service provider wants to use a controller to automate the provisioning of service function chaining. Which two overlay technologies can be used with EVPN MP-BGP to create the service chains in the

The correct answer is D. VXLAN E. Provider Backbone Bridging EVPN. EVPN MP-BGP requires a compatible data plane overlay to create service chains in the data center; VXLAN and PBB-EVPN are the two standard options that integrate with EVPN's control plane for this purpose.

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Question

A service provider wants to use a controller to automate the provisioning of service function chaining. Which two overlay technologies can be used with EVPN MP-BGP to create the service chains in the data center? (Choose 2)

Options

  • AMPLS L2VPN
  • B802.1Q
  • CMPLSoGRE
  • DVXLAN
  • EProvider Backbone Bridging EVPN

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    24% (8)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    12% (4)
  • D
    58% (19)

Why each option

EVPN MP-BGP requires a compatible data plane overlay to create service chains in the data center; VXLAN and PBB-EVPN are the two standard options that integrate with EVPN's control plane for this purpose.

AMPLS L2VPN

MPLS L2VPN is a separate VPN service type that uses MPLS as its transport, but it is not an overlay technology paired with EVPN MP-BGP for data center service function chaining.

B802.1Q

802.1Q is a VLAN tagging standard for Layer 2 segmentation within a single domain and lacks the tunneling and scalability properties required for an EVPN overlay.

CMPLSoGRE

MPLSoGRE encapsulates MPLS within GRE tunnels but is not an EVPN-integrated overlay and is not used as the data plane for EVPN-based service function chaining in data centers.

DVXLANCorrect

VXLAN is a primary overlay encapsulation for EVPN-based data center fabrics, defined in RFC 8365, where EVPN MP-BGP serves as the control plane and VXLAN provides the data plane tunneling needed to stitch service functions together across the fabric.

EProvider Backbone Bridging EVPNCorrect

Provider Backbone Bridging EVPN (PBB-EVPN, RFC 7623) combines 802.1ah MAC-in-MAC encapsulation with the EVPN control plane, forming a recognized overlay technology that supports service chaining by isolating and transporting tenant traffic across the data center.

Concept tested: EVPN MP-BGP overlay data plane options for service chaining

Source: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8365

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#EVPN#MP-BGP#VXLAN#service function chaining

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