L3VPN over SRv6


 Traffic testing was performed across all nodes to ensure proper forwarding in a multi-vendor environment. This validation included verifying that each PE had routes installed with the next-hop set as an SRv6 SID. In addition, every PE was to have assigned SRv6 Locators and Function SIDs (End.DT4 with NEXT-CSID, End.DT6 with NEXT-CSID, End.DT46 with NEXT-CSID) for L3VPN services. With stable IS-IS adjacencies checked, SRv6 locators were also validated for proper advertisement and reachability. The presence of VPN prefixes in the RIB was confirmed, ensuring end-to-end connectivity.
As part of our interoperability validation, apart from uSID (NEXT-CSID compression flavor), we included as well G-SID (Generalized SID - REPLACE-CSID compression flavor) testing for the first time in an SRv6 L3VPN deployment.

To verify the control-plane behavior, we first checked that  IS-IS properly advertised SRv6 G-SIDs in TLVs, ensuring correct locator propagation across the network. We also examined  BGP VPNv4/VPNv6 routes, confirming that VPN prefixes were advertised with an  SRv6 G-SID as the next-hop .
Finally, we conducted end-to-end traffic testing between VPN endpoints, verifying that  traffic was correctly forwarded.

Figure 91

Figure 91: L3VPN over SRv6

ABRPETraffic Generator

Ericsson Router6671,
H3C CR16003E-F,
Huawei NetEngine A821,
Juniper PTX10002-36QDD,
Nokia 7750 SR-1

Arista 7280R3,
Ciena 5134,
Ciena 8140 Coherent Metro Router,
H3C CR16000-M1A,
H3C CR16003E-F,
Huawei ATN 910D-A,
Huawei NetEngine A821,
Juniper ACX7509,
Juniper MX204,
Juniper MX304,
Juniper PTX10002-36QDD,
Keysight IxNetwork,
Nokia 7750 SR-1

Keysight IxNetwork

Table 41: L3VPN over SRv6 - µSID-End.DT4 with NEXT-CSID + End.DT6 with NEXT-CSID

ABRPETraffic GeneratorTransit Node

Ericsson Router6671,
H3C CR16003E-F,
Huawei NetEngine A821,
Juniper PTX10002-36QDD,
Nokia 7750 SR-1

Arrcus S9600-72XC,
Ciena 5134,
Ciena 8140 Coherent Metro Router,
Ericsson Router6671,
H3C CR16000-M1A,
H3C CR16003E-F,
Huawei ATN 910D-A,
Huawei NetEngine A821,
Juniper ACX7509,
Juniper MX204,
Juniper MX304,
Juniper PTX10002-36QDD,
Keysight IxNetwork,
Nokia 7250 IXR-e2

Keysight IxNetworkArista 7280R3

Table 42: L3VPN over SRv6 - µSID-End.DT46 with CSID

PETraffic Generator

H3C CR16000-M1A,
H3C CR16003E-F,
Keysight IxNetwork

Keysight IxNetwork

Table 43: L3VPN over SRv6 - End.DT4 with REPLACE-CSID, End.DT6 with REPLACE-CSID