Ethernet Virtual Private Network Ethernet Segment Identifier

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer networking
gptkbp:abbreviation EVPN ESI
gptkbp:component EVPN control plane
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:RFC_7432
gptkbp:enables Ethernet Segment auto-discovery
gptkbp:format variable, based on type field
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ethernet Virtual Private Network Ethernet Segment Identifier
gptkbp:length 10 bytes
gptkbp:purpose uniquely identifies an Ethernet segment
gptkbp:typeField first byte of ESI
gptkbp:usedFor multi-homing
split-horizon filtering
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:EVPN
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EVPN-ESI
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7