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Deploying Juniper Data Centers with EVPN VXLAN
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Deploying Juniper Data Centers with EVPN VXLAN

by Aninda Chatterjee
May 2024
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
688 pages
27h 50m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 10

DHCP in EVPN VXLAN Fabrics

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network protocol used for dynamic assignment of IP addresses and other configuration parameters that may be needed for a host or network device to function within a network infrastructure. DHCP is a client/server protocol, wherein a client (a host or a network device, for example) communicates with a DHCP server. The communication itself is connectionless, leveraging UDP as the Layer 4 protocol, with reliability built into the protocol itself.

This chapter explores how DHCP functions in an EVPN VXLAN fabric considering different overlay designs such as bridged overlay and edge-routed bridging.

A DHCP Refresher

IP address and other parameters are allocated ...

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ISBN: 9780138225438