VRRP Insights | Sumble

What is VRRP?

VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) is a computer networking protocol that automatically assigns available IP routers to participating hosts. It increases the availability and reliability of routing paths by creating a virtual router. One router is elected as the master, and the others act as backups. If the master fails, one of the backups automatically takes over, ensuring continuous network connectivity. It is commonly used to provide high availability for default gateways in networks.

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What other technologies are related to VRRP?

VRRP Competitor Technologies

HSRP

HSRP is a Cisco proprietary protocol that provides similar functionality to VRRP, offering first-hop redundancy.

mentioned alongside VRRP in 36% (3.8k) of relevant job posts

GLBP

GLBP is a Cisco proprietary protocol that, like VRRP, provides first-hop redundancy but also offers load balancing capabilities, making it a competitor.

mentioned alongside VRRP in 61% (651) of relevant job posts

VRRP Complementary Technologies

BFD

BFD can be used with VRRP to provide faster failure detection, which allows for quicker failover times. Therefore, it is a complementary technology.

mentioned alongside VRRP in 32% (413) of relevant job posts

MLAG

MLAG provides link aggregation across multiple devices. VRRP can be used in conjunction with MLAG to provide redundancy at both the link and device level, making it a complementary technology.

mentioned alongside VRRP in 32% (317) of relevant job posts

MC-LAG

MC-LAG provides link aggregation across multiple chassis, similar to MLAG. VRRP can be used alongside MC-LAG to provide both link and device redundancy.

mentioned alongside VRRP in 40% (203) of relevant job posts