Configuring VLAN-based DF Election

In CE dual-homing networking, to balance the broadcast, unknown unicast, and multicast (BUM) traffic between the CE and PEs, you can configure virtual local area network (VLAN)-based designated forwarder (DF) election.

Usage Scenario

In CE dual-homing networking, the following conditions must be met to balance BUM traffic:
  1. An Eth-Trunk sub-interface is bound to an EVPN instance created on each PE.

  2. VLAN-based DF election is configured.

For details on how to meet the first condition, see Eth-Trunk Interface Configuration. This section describes how to configure VLAN-based DF election.

Pre-configuration Tasks

Before configuring VLAN-based DF election, bind an Eth-Trunk sub-interface to an EVPN instance and configure EVPN Functions.

Perform the following steps on each PE with the EVPN instance created.

Procedure

  1. Run system-view

    The system view is displayed.

  2. Run evpn

    The global EVPN configuration view is created and displayed.

  3. Run df-election type vlan

    VLAN-based DF election is configured.

  4. Run commit

    The configuration is committed.

Checking the Configurations

After configuring VLAN-based DF election, run the display evpn vpn-instance name vpn-instance-name df result command to view the DF election result in the EVPN instance.

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