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7.2. MAC/IP Advertisement Route

7.2. MAC/IP Advertisement Route​

A MAC/IP Advertisement route type specific EVPN NLRI consists of the following:

                +---------------------------------------+
                |  RD (8 octets)                        |
                +---------------------------------------+
                |Ethernet Segment Identifier (10 octets)|
                +---------------------------------------+
                |  Ethernet Tag ID (4 octets)           |
                +---------------------------------------+
                |  MAC Address Length (1 octet)         |
                +---------------------------------------+
                |  MAC Address (6 octets)               |
                +---------------------------------------+
                |  IP Address Length (1 octet)          |
                +---------------------------------------+
                |  IP Address (0, 4, or 16 octets)      |
                +---------------------------------------+
                |  MPLS Label1 (3 octets)               |
                +---------------------------------------+
                |  MPLS Label2 (0 or 3 octets)          |
                +---------------------------------------+

For the purpose of BGP route key processing, only the Ethernet Tag ID, MAC Address Length, MAC Address, IP Address Length, and IP Address fields are considered to be part of the prefix in the NLRI. The Ethernet Segment Identifier, MPLS Label1, and MPLS Label2 fields are to be treated as route attributes as opposed to being part of the "route". Both the IP and MAC address lengths are in bits.

For procedures and usage of this route, please see Sections 9 ("Determining Reachability to Unicast MAC Addresses") and 14 ("Load Balancing of Unicast Packets").

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