DMVPN Tunnels - Problems With Overlay Networks

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What are 2 frequently found problems with tunnel or overlay networks?

  1. Recursive routing
  2. Outbound interface selection

What causes Recursive Routing issues with tunnel or overlay networks?

  • Happens when a route tries to reach an encapsulating interface (underlay network) of it's peer through the tunnel (overlay network)
  • This often happens when the underlay/transport network is advertised in to the tunnel/overlay network.

What can cause issues with outbound interface selection to tunnel traffic?

  • If a router has two ISP interfaces, both set to DHCP, it gets two default routes. In this case it can choose the wrong interface/isp to set up the tunnel.
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What is a VRF that is known as a Front Door VRF (FVRF)?

A Front Door VRF is a VRF instance that is associated with the transport network.

How can a Front Door VRF prevent common issues with tunnel/overlay networks?

  • Because it is a logically seperated router it will have a seperate RIB and it won't advertise routes into the tunnel/overlay network RIB. Therefore preventin any form of Route Recursion.
  • By using a Front Door VRF instance per ISP, the routes to the ISP are within their own Routing Tables.

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