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Difference Between HSRP, VRRP and GLBP Protocols

HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP are layer 3 protocols that provide default gateway redundancy for traffic. HSRP is Cisco proprietary, VRRP is an open standard, and GLBP is again Cisco proprietary. The main differences between them are their scope, standard, layer of operation, load balancing capabilities, multicast addresses, and timers. VRRP elects a Master Router based on highest priority and IP address, while HSRP and GLBP elect an Active Router.

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Difference Between HSRP, VRRP and GLBP Protocols

HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP are layer 3 protocols that provide default gateway redundancy for traffic. HSRP is Cisco proprietary, VRRP is an open standard, and GLBP is again Cisco proprietary. The main differences between them are their scope, standard, layer of operation, load balancing capabilities, multicast addresses, and timers. VRRP elects a Master Router based on highest priority and IP address, while HSRP and GLBP elect an Active Router.

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Difference between HSRP, VRRP and GLBP Protocols

Difference between HSRP, VRRP and GLBP Protocols


Protocol Features HSRP VRRP GLBP
Scope Cisco Proprietary IEEE standard Cisco Proprietary
Standard RFC 2281 RFC 3768 none
OSI Layer Layer 3 Layer 3 Layer 2
Load Balancing No No Yes
Multicast Group IP 224.0.0.2 in v1 224.0.0.18 224.0.0.102
Address 224.0.0.102 in v2
Transport Port UDP 1985 UDP 112 UDP 3222
Number
Timers Hello 3 sec Advertisement 1 sec Hello 3 sec
Hold 10 sec Master down Time= Hold 10 sec
3xAdvertisement Time+Skew
Time(Skew Time)(256-
Priority)/256
Election Active Router: Master Router: (*) Active Virtual Gateway:
1. Highest Priority 1. Highest Priority 1. Highest Priority
2. Highest IP 2. Highest IP 2. Highest IP
(tie breaker) (tie breaker) (tie breaker)
Router Role 1. One Active Router, One 1. One Active Router 1. One AVG (Active
Standby Router 2. One or More Backup Virtual Gateway)
2. One or more Listening Routers 2. Up to 4 AVF Routers
Routers on the group (Active
Virtual Forwarder)
passing traffic.
3. Up to 1024 virtual
Routers (GLBP groups)
per physical interface.
Preempt If Active Router(Highest By default Preempt is ON in If Active Router(Highest
Priority) is down and up VRRP, If Active Router is Priority) is down and up
again, Preempt should be down and up again, It will again, Preempt should
configured to become a automatically become a be configured to
Active Router again Master Router become a Active Router
again.
Group Virtual Mac 0000.0c07.acxx 0000.5e00.01xx 0007.b4xx.xxxx
Address
IPv6 Support Yes No Yes
Tracking Yes Yes Yes
Time Adjustments Yes Yes Yes

* If the group VRRP Virtual IP on the master (higher priority) is the real IP configured on a different VRRP (Backup with lower
priority) IOS will manage to make the VRRP router with the real IP, the master, by setting its priority to 255, knowing that the
configurable range is [1-254].

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