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Unifying Kubernetes and the Data Center: Isovalent Private Networks over EVPN/VXLAN - BRKDCN-3668#

Cisco Live US 2026 (Las Vegas) digest Program Core pick Las Vegas · 31 May – 4 June 2026

Abstract

Marcos Hernández (Cisco)

  • Why: Bridges this PM's two worlds — K8s networking and DC EVPN fabric — with concrete control-plane and datapath mechanisms rather than hand-waving about "integration."
  • What: A blueprint for integrating Isovalent Private Networks (Cilium-based K8s) with external EVPN/VXLAN fabrics, including underlay/overlay connectivity, BGP control-plane setup, EVPN route-type advertisements, VRF instantiation, and VTEP configuration on both sides (from abstract only).
  • How: Details the specific route advertisements and datapath programming needed to stretch logical L2/L3 networks between Kubernetes and the Cisco fabric, and how the result supports distributed AI/ML application designs.
  • Where applicable: Isovalent + Cisco NX-OS/ACI-style fabrics specifically; the EVPN-into-K8s pattern is generalizable to any CNI that can speak BGP/EVPN.