Recommendations

Juniper Apstra 5.0 deploys and manages a vendor-inclusive Data Center Interconnect (DCI) solution that can be easily provisioned and flexibly managed. The intent-based features of Apstra enable monitoring of data center interconnectivity and the collection of telemetry for DCI connectivity.

Several factors influence the choice of connectivity between data center Border Gateways, including latency, convergence times during link or node failures, transport type (Layer 3 / Layer 2), and hardware selection. These design decisions fall outside the scope of this document. For simplicity, the interface-level switching (CCC) is used for implementation.

The Junos OS release 23.4R2-S4 is the minimum version supported on the respective Juniper hardware listed in this document.

The Translation VNI feature in Junos facilitates the stitching of VNIs between two data centers that use different VNI IDs.

By adding MACsec with supported hardware, such as the QFX5700 or QFX5120-48YM at the Border Gateways, the JVDE demonstrates encryption of traffic between data centers, thereby enhancing network security.