Re: Layer 2 based anycast - Kind like GLBP - Research

[Baldur Norddahl <baldur.norddahl () gmail com>]

On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 8:04 PM Douglas Fischer <fischerdouglas () gmail com>
wrote:

> I friend Suggested that EVPN could help-me, but I must confess that is a
> hard topic to me.
> Unless it can be used depending exclusively on software (no special
> hardware required), it won't fit.
Linux has EVPN support. Or you could use network switches with EVPN support.

EVPN will let each server or direct connected switch be a hidden layer 3
gateway. The application will not know about it and it will appear to be
layer 2 but routable like layer 3. Which means you can do anycast at layer
3. Physically the packets are moved in tunnels so you can use any layer 2
or layer 3 hardware at your choice.

Regards,

Baldur