# Lab: EVPN Asymmetric IRB with Anycast Gateways

DevFeed: [Lab: EVPN Asymmetric IRB with Anycast Gateways](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/lab-evpn-asymmetric-irb-with-anycast-gateways-11380.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/05/lab-evpn-asymmetric-irb-anycast/>)

Published: 2026-05-15T05:52:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [evpn](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/evpn.md>), [VXLAN](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vxlan.md>)

Tags: [arp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/arp.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [evpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evpn.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [installation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/installation.md>), [mac](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mac.md>), [vxlan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vxlan.md>)

## AI overview

This lab exercise demonstrates EVPN asymmetric IRB with anycast gateways and addresses ARP issues. It requires extending VLANs into end-to-end MAC-VRF instances and adding IRB and anycast gateways. The lab can run on netlab-enabled infrastructure, a free GitHub Codespace, or an Apple-silicon Mac using an Arista cEOS container.

## Source excerpt

I postponed the discussion of ARP issues with EVPN anycast gateways to keep yesterday's blog post reasonably short. If you're impatient and want to try that out, I have just the right lab exercise for you; you'll have to extend VLANs into end-to-end MAC-VRF instances and add IRB and anycast gateways: Explore the lab exercise You can run the lab on your own netlab-enabled infrastructure (more details), but also within a free GitHub Codespace or even on your Apple-silicon Mac (installation, using Arista cEOS container, using VXLAN/EVPN labs).