# netlab 25.07: Summaries and Confederations

DevFeed: [netlab 25.07: Summaries and Confederations](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/netlab-25-07-summaries-and-confederations-11217.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2025/07/netlab-25-07/>)

Published: 2025-07-15T07:27:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

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

Topics: [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [BGP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bgp.md>), [Routing (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/routing.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [bgp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bgp.md>), [evpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evpn.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [installation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/installation.md>), [netlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/netlab.md>), [new-features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/new-features.md>), [ospf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ospf.md>), [published](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/published.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>)

## AI overview

The netlab 25.07 release adds OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 area support, aggregate BGP routes, BGP confederations, EVPN multihoming, OpenBSD support, initial IPv6 router-advertisement configuration, and integration with the Network Unit Testing System. It also improves installation and documents platform support and caveats.

## Source excerpt

netlab release 25.07 was published yesterday. The major new features include: The ospf.areas plugin supports OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 stub areas, NSSA areas, and area ranges. The BGP routing policies plugin supports aggregate BGP routes The BGP configuration module supports BGP confederations But wait, there's much more: Read more ...