Designating Designated Forwarder (DF)

GPTKB entity

Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer networking
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:DF
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:RFC_7432
gptkbp:function selects a single PE to forward BUM traffic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Designating Designated Forwarder (DF)
gptkbp:prevention broadcast storms
duplicate frames
gptkbp:purpose to prevent loops in EVPN
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:EVPN
gptkb:Ethernet_VPN
gptkbp:selectionAlgorithm DF Election
gptkbp:usedIn multi-homed Ethernet segments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EVPN-Route_Type_4
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7