In BGP EVPN-based VXLAN networks, route advertisement follows clearly defined standards regarding how endpoint and tunnel information is carried. According to HCIP Datacom Campus Network documentation,BGP EVPN does not use an EVPN Router MAC Extended Community to advertise the Router MAC of a VTEP. This statement is therefore incorrect.
In EVPN, different route types serve specific purposes. For example,EVPN Route Type 2 (MAC/IP Advertisement routes)are used to advertise MAC addresses (and optionally IP addresses) of endpoints. These routes associate endpoint information with a VTEP by using theBGP next-hop attribute, which contains the VTEP IP address. Similarly,EVPN Route Type 3 (Inclusive Multicast Ethernet Tag routes)also relies on the BGP next hop to identify the VTEP for VXLAN tunnel establishment and BUM traffic forwarding.
The Router MAC of a VTEP is alocal forwarding attribute, primarily used during VXLAN encapsulation and decapsulation on the device itself. It is not distributed through EVPN extended communities. While EVPN does define several extended communities for control and policy purposes, there is no standard or HCIP-defined “EVPN Router MAC Extended Community” used to carry the Router MAC field of a VTEP during route advertisement.
Therefore, based on HCIP Datacom Campus Network VXLAN EVPN principles, the statement is false.
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