BGP L2VPN EVPN Address Family

A variety of BGP EVPN options can be configured in the BGP L2VPN EVPN address family configuration mode. The commands that you enter at this level apply only to the BGP L2VPN EVPN address family.

Note: The BGP L2VPN EVPN address family must be enabled for all EVPN peers.

The following configuration options are allowed under BGP L2VPN EVPN configuration mode:

  • client-to-client-reflection
  • graceful-restart
  • neighbor activate
  • neighbor advertisement-interval
  • neighbor ao
  • neighbor description
  • neighbor local-as
  • neighbor maxas-limit
  • neighbor password
  • neighbor peer-group
  • neighbor remote-as
  • neighbor route-map
  • neighbor route-reflector-client
  • neighbor send-community
  • neighbor shutdown
  • neighbor soft-reconfiguration
  • neighbors timers
  • neighbor update-source
  • neighbor weight

For detailed examples of all the BGP commands configurable for the BGP L2VPN EVPN address family, refer to the RUCKUS FastIron Command Reference.

In this section:

  1. Configuring the BGP L2VPN EVPN Address Family
    After you enter BGP L2VPN EVPN address family configuration mode, you can configure a variety of BGP EVPN options. Perform the following steps to enter BGP L2VPN EVPN address family configuration mode.
  2. Enabling Client-to-Client Reflection for the BGP L2VPN EVPN Address Family
    Client-to-client reflection enables routes from one client to be reflected to other clients by the host device on which it is configured. Client-to-client reflection is enabled by default for the BGP L2VPN EVPN address family.
  3. Configuring Graceful Restart for the BGP L2VPN EVPN Address Family
    BGP graceful restart (GR) allows for restarts where BGP neighboring devices participate in the restart, helping to ensure that no route and topology changes occur in the network for the duration of the restart. The following task enables BGP GR and sets the restart time to 60 seconds for the BGP L2VPN EVPN address family.
  4. Applying a Route Map to a BGP Peer
    Route maps can be applied to BGP peers, either as the inbound or outbound routing policy for neighbors under the specified address family. The following task applies a route map to an incoming route for the BGP L2VPN EVPN address family.
  5. Configuring Neighbors as Route Reflector Clients
    BGP devices can act as route reflector clients, or as route reflectors (RRs). You can configure a BGP peer as an RR client from the device that is going to reflect the routes and act as the RR. The following task configures a specified neighbor to act as an RR client for the BGP L2VPN EVPN address family.
Parent topic: BGP EVPN VXLAN