{"product_id":"bgp-in-the-data-center-yuan-li-9798277359174","title":"BGP in the Data Center: Architecting Leaf-Spine Fabrics, EVPN-VXLAN, and High-Scale Cloud Networks","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eModern data centers have outgrown the Spanning Tree Protocol.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen applications demand sub-second failover and massive east-west bandwidth, legacy designs like OSPF and EIGRP simply cannot keep up. The industry has converged on a single solution: \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBGP Everywhere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBGP in the Data Center\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the architect's handbook for building the post-OSPF fabric. This book strips away the complexity of Internet-edge routing to reveal how BGP serves as the perfect control plane for high-scale leaf-spine topologies. You will move beyond basic configuration to master the entire modern stack: Unnumbered BGP, EVPN-VXLAN overlays, and host-based routing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you will master: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbandon Legacy Architectures: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Understand why the three-tier model failed and how to design non-blocking Clos networks that scale to hundreds of thousands of ports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster EVPN-VXLAN: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Eliminate flood-and-learn. Learn to deploy Route Types 2, 3, and 5 to deliver seamless Layer 2 extension and Layer 3 routing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimplify with RFC 5549: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Deploy \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnnumbered BGP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e using IPv6 link-local peering to remove IP addressing headaches from your underlay entirely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOptimize Convergence: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Tune BFD and BGP timers to achieve sub-second failure detection that rivals hardware switching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHost Routing \u0026amp; Anycast: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Extend the fabric to the server. Learn to run BGP on the host for true \"IP-per-container\" networking.\u003cbr\u003eIncludes complete, vendor-agnostic configuration templates for \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eArista EOS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCisco NX-OS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuniper Junos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eStop wrestling with legacy protocols. \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpgrade your architecture with \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBGP in the Data Center\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yuan Li\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798277359174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Yuan Li","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450392817919,"sku":"9798277359174","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb8d90d0-ac81-4c0e-baa0-ac7250ebcd04.jpg?v=1777267515","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bgp-in-the-data-center-yuan-li-9798277359174","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}