--- title: netlab Release 1.3.1: BGP local-as, FRR and Cumulus Data... description: netlab 1.3.1 brings significant enhancements to FRR and Cumulus Linux data plane support, including VXLAN, VLANs, VRFs, and EVPN. New BGP features include BGP... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-release-1-3-1-bgp-local-as-frr-and-cumulus-data-plane-enhancements-ipspace-net-blog-qe7uvnqon twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: netlab Release 1.3.1: BGP local-as, FRR and Cumulus Data Plane Enhancements « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: netlab 1.3.1 brings significant enhancements to FRR and Cumulus Linux data plane support, including VXLAN, VLANs, VRFs, and EVPN. New BGP features include BGP... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-release-1-3-1-bgp-local-as-frr-and-cumulus-data-plane-enhancements-ipspace-net-blog-qe7uvnqon og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qE7UVNqon.png og:image:alt: netlab Release 1.3.1: BGP local-as, FRR and Cumulus Data Plane Enhancements « ipSpace.net blog og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # netlab Release 1.3.1: BGP local-as, FRR and Cumulus Data Plane Enhancements « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary netlab 1.3.1 brings significant enhancements to FRR and Cumulus Linux data plane support, including VXLAN, VLANs, VRFs, and EVPN. New BGP features include BGP local-as (supported on Arista EOS, Cisco IOS, Dell OS10, FRR, and Nokia SR Linux), configurable BGP transport sessions, and configurable default BGP address families. The release also updates default container/VM versions to FRR 8.3.1, Cumulus Linux 4.4.0 (container), and Cumulus Linux with NVUE 5.2.0 (VM), plus adds per-VRF BGP router ID, address pool selection improvements, and containerlab startup configuration support. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Which platforms support BGP local-as in netlab 1.3.1? BGP local-as in netlab 1.3.1 is supported on Arista EOS, Cisco IOS, Dell OS10, FRR, and Nokia SR Linux. It is implemented in the BGP configuration module and can also be used on some platforms to turn an EBGP session into an IBGP session. _Network engineers testing BGP local-as across vendors track netlab release notes on daily.dev._ ### What are the default container and VM versions in netlab 1.3.1? netlab 1.3.1 sets FRR 8.3.1 as the default FRR container version, Cumulus Linux 4.4.0 as the default Cumulus container version, and Cumulus Linux with NVUE 5.2.0 as the default Cumulus VM version. _Teams building network labs with containerlab or libvirt can follow netlab updates on daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#bgp](https://daily.dev/tags/bgp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-release-1-3-1-bgp-local-as-frr-and-cumulus-data-plane-enhancements-ipspace-net-blog-qe7uvnqon) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"netlab Release 1.3.1: BGP local-as, FRR and Cumulus Data Plane Enhancements « ipSpace.net blog","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-release-1-3-1-bgp-local-as-frr-and-cumulus-data-plane-enhancements-ipspace-net-blog-qe7uvnqon","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-release-1-3-1-bgp-local-as-frr-and-cumulus-data-plane-enhancements-ipspace-net-blog-qe7uvnqon"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:52:41.632Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:03:13.858Z","description":"netlab 1.3.1 brings significant enhancements to FRR and Cumulus Linux data plane support, including VXLAN, VLANs, VRFs, and EVPN. 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