Which of the following statements about a BGP route target is FALSE?
A.
The route-target is a BGP extended community.
B.
It is defined in MP-BGP to allow for overlapping MAC addresses from multiple tenants.
C.
It is advertised with every EVPN route update.
D.
It identifies the EVPN instance in the control plane.
The Answer Is:
D
This question includes an explanation.
Explanation:
Comprehensive and Detailed 150 to 250 words of Explanation From [SR Linux EVPN and Data Center Interconnect/Course Guide/topics]:
A BGP route target is an extended community used to control which EVPN routes are imported into which MAC-VRF or IP-VRF. It is carried with EVPN updates and acts as the import/export policy tag for tenant service membership. The statement that it is a BGP extended community is correct. It is also correct that route targets support multi-tenant operation, because they allow different EVPN instances to carry potentially overlapping MAC or IP information while importing only the routes intended for that service. However, option D is false in the wording used here. The route target does not itself identify the EVPN instance in the control plane as a unique route identifier. That role is more closely associated with the route distinguisher and EVPN NLRI construction, while the route target determines import eligibility. A route target tells a receiving PE whether the route belongs in a local service instance, but it is not the unique identity of the EVPN route. This distinction is critical: route distinguishers make routes unique; route targets control route distribution and service membership. Reference: EVPN route targets, BGP extended communities, route import/export policy, RD versus RT function.
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