https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7432.html#section-7.6

It’s right there in the name. 

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> On Nov 22, 2022, at 4:23 PM, Robert Raszuk <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Jeff,
>  
>> >           and RFC7432, the encoding
>> >           pattern is defined as:
>> > 
>> >           0:2-octet-asn:4-octet-number
>> >           1:4-octet-ipv4addr:2-octet-number
>> >           2:4-octet-asn:2-octet-number.
>> >           6:6-octet-mac-address.
>> 
>> Type 6 is the ESI-import route-target specified in RFC 7432.
> 
> I am not sure where RFC7432 defines a new Route Target. 
> 
> In fact RFC 7432 is referring to RFC7153 which allocates sub-type 0x02 (ES 
> Import) for EVPN  Extended Community Type 0x06 - but none of the above 
> touches Route Target. 
> 
> To recap ... Route Target Extended Communities high order octet can be 0x00, 
> 0x01 or 0x02. 
> 
> EVPN Extended Community type is 0x06. 
> 
> Both are completely different and IMO calling EVPN Extended Community as 
> "Route Target" is not right. 
> 
> Thx,
> R.
>  
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