Difference between HSRP, VRRP and GLBP Protocols

Protocol Features Scope Standard OSI Layer Load Balancing Multicast Group IP address Transport Port Number Timers HSRP Cisco Proprietary RFC2281 Layer-3 No 224.0.0.2 in version 1224.0.0.102 in version 2 UDP 1985 Hello 3 sec Hold 10 sec Active Router:1.Highest Priority2. Highest IP address (Tiebreaker) VRRP IEEE standard RFC3768 Layer-3 No 224.0.0.18 UDP 112 GLBP Cisco proprietary none Layer-2 Yes 224.0.0.102 UDP 3222

Advertisement 1 sec Hello 3sec Master down time = 3*Advertisement Time + Hold 10sec Skew Time Skew Time = (256Priority)/256 Master Router: (*) Active Virtual Gateway: 1-Highest Priority 1-Highest Priority 2-Highest IP (Tiebreaker) 2-Highest IP (Tiebreaker)

Election

- One AVG (Active Virtual Gateway)- up to 4 AVF -One Active Router, Routers on the group one Standby Router- - One Active Router- One (Active Virtual Forwarder) Router Role one or more listening or More Backup Routers passing traffic.- up to 1024 Routers virtual Routers (GLBP groups) per physical interface. If Active By default Preempt is Router(Highest If Active Router(Highest ON in VRRP, If Active Priority) is down and Priority) is down and up Router is down and up Preempt up again, Preempt again, Preempt should be again, It will should be configured configured to become a automatically become a to become a Active Active Router again. Master Router Router again Group Virtual 0000.0c07.acxx 0000.5e00.01xx 0007.b4xx.xxxx Mac Address IPv6 Yes No Yes support