- Written by Karthikeyan Kathiresan
- Posted on April 19, 2021
- Updated on August 5, 2025
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Disabling the flooding of broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast traffic into the VXLAN fabric can significantly reduce bandwidth consumption in the VXLAN underlay. This is particularly beneficial in use cases where such traffic is unnecessary. This feature, exclusively supported with EVPN, allows for the selective flooding of ARP and/or ND traffic, offering further control over bandwidth usage.
