Patent ID: 11303474

Abstract:
Techniques for split-horizon filtering for EVPN-VXLANs are described. For example, an egress provider edge (PE) device is configured to apply split-horizon filtering to a BUM packet received from an intermediate network if the BUM packet includes a split-horizon identifier advertised by the egress PE device. As one example, the PE device encapsulates the split-horizon identifier within a tagging packet frame, such as a tagging packet frame in accordance with the 802.1Q tag format comprising a Tag Protocol Identifier (TPID). An ingress PE device receives the split-horizon identifier advertised by the egress PE device and is configured to encapsulate the split-horizon identifier within a BUM packet received from the Ethernet segment, and send the encapsulated packet into the intermediate network towards the egress PE device. In this way, when egress PE device receives the encapsulated packet including the split-horizon identifier, the egress PE device performs split-horizon filtering on the packet.