HSRP vs VRRP vs GLBP - A Quick Guide

Number Criteria VRRP HSRP GLBP

1. Open Standard Open IEEE Standard Cisco Proprietary Cisco Proprietary Protocol
or Proprietary Protocol
2. First Hop It is an FHRP It is an FHRP It is an FHRP
Redundancy
Protocol or
Not ?
3. Timers Default Hello – 1 Default Hello – 3 Default Hello – 3 SecsDefault Hold/
SecHold Time – SecsDefault Hold/ DeadTime – 10 Secs
Calculated Dead Time – 10 Secs
Automatically and Can’t
be configured– VRRP
unlike HSRP can be
configured to inherit the
timer values configured
on the VRRP Master.
4. RFC 5798 2281 No RFC
5. Authentication Plain text and MD5 Plain text and MD5 Plain text and MD5
6. Preemption Preemption is enabled Preemption is NOT Preemption is NOT enabled by
by default enabled by default default for AVGs.Preemption is
enabled by default for AVFs.
7. Router Roles Concept of master and Cisco HSRP router GLBP Router roles are – AVG, AVF
backup router roles roles are – Active and and AVS
Standby
8. Versions No Versions Two HSRP Version – No Versions
V1 and V2
9. Criteria to Based on Highest Based on Highest Based on Highest Priority – If
decide which Priority – If Priority is a Priority – If Priority is a Priority is a tie then the highest IP
router will tie then the highest IP tie then the highest IP address becomes Master Router
become address becomes address becomes
Master/Active Master Router Master Router
10. Packets VRRP uses its own IP HSRP Version 1 – GLBP packets are sent to the
Delivery protocol 112 with Packets are sent to the multicast address 224.0.0.102 with
multicast destination multicast address a TTL of 1, which uses UDP port
address 224.0.0.18. 224.0.0.2 with TTL 1, 3222 (source and destination).
which uses UDP port
1985.HSRP Version 2
– Packets are sent to
the multicast address
224.0.0.102 with TTL
1, using UDP port
1985.
11. Virtual MAC Format: Format: Format: 0007.b4XX.XXYYWhere
Address 0000.5e00.01xx – 0000.0c07.acXX – XX.XX = 6 zero bits(empty) and 10
Format where XX is the VRRP where XX is the HSRP bits for the Group number.Where YY
group number in hex group number in HEX = AVF number.
12. Load Balancing Load Balancing Not Load Balancing Not Load Balancing Supported -3 Load
Supported – Load Supported – Load Balancing Schemes – Round-Robin
Sharing can be done by Sharing can be done by (Default), Host-Dependent, Weighted
configuring multiple configuring multiple
groups in a single groups in a single
subnet/Interface subnet/Interface
13. Sample Config VRRP Configuration HSRP Configuration GLBP Configuration Example –>
Example –> interface Example –> interface interface Fa0/0> glbp group ip [ip-
Fa0/0> ip address ip- fa0/0> standby [group] address [secondary ]> glbp group
address mask> vrrp ip {virtual-ip}> standby timers [msec ] hellotime [msec ]
group description text> [group] timers {hello} holdtime> glbp group timers redirect
Number Criteria VRRP HSRP GLBP
vrrp group preempt {hold-time}> standby redirect timeout> glbp group load-
[delay minimum [group] priority {1-255} balancing [host-dependent | round-
seconds]> vrrp {group} > standby [group] robin | weighted ]> glbp group
ip {IP}vrrp {group} preempt> standby priority level> glbp group preempt
timers advertise [msec] {group} [delay minimum seconds]> no glbp
{sec/msec}> vrrp authentication> {group} forwarder preempt [delay
{group} timers learnvrrp standby {group} track sec]> glbp group weighting track
{group} priority {1-255}> {object} decrement {no} [decrement]> glbp group client-
vrrp {group} {no} cache maximum number [timeout
authentication minutes]
14. Virtual IP To assign a default To assign a default To assign a default gateway to the
Address gateway to the hosts of gateway to the hosts hosts of a subnet or network, all
a subnet or network, all of a subnet or network, FHRP protocols, including HSRP,
FHRP protocols, all FHRP protocols, VRRP, and GLBP, use the concept of
including HSRP, VRRP, including HSRP, VRRP, virtual IP address.
and GLBP, use the and GLBP, use the
concept of virtual IP concept of virtual IP
address. address.
15. Ipv6 support It has a v6 Support in It has v6 Support. It has v6 Support.
newer codes,- Check
with Vendor.
16. Object Tracking Supports Object Supports Object Supports Object Tracking
Support Tracking – Check with Tracking
Vendor