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Routing & Switching · Advanced

IP Prefix Route

EVPN Type 5 route that advertises an IP prefix decoupled from any MAC address, used for external and inter-subnet routes.

Definition

Type 5 routes carry an IP prefix, prefix length, gateway address and L3 label or VNI in the EVPN address family. Border leaves use Type 5 routes to advertise external prefixes into the fabric and to carry subnets without host-level detail, often with the L3VNI and router MAC.

Example

advertise l2vpn evpn under the VRF address family on NX-OS

Exam tip

Type 5 carries prefixes; Type 2 carries hosts.

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