Match each First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) to its description.
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Cisco proprietary, active/standby
Open standard, active/standby
Cisco proprietary, active/active load balancing
Obsolete, uses ICMP advertisements
Another name for ICMP Router Discovery
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
HSRP: A Cisco-proprietary FHRP that uses an active/standby model with a virtual IP and MAC address, disabled preemption by default.
FHRPs provide default gateway redundancy. HSRP is Cisco proprietary, active/standby, preemption disabled by default. VRRP is open standard, preemption enabled. GLBP allows load balancing among multiple routers.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
HSRP: A Cisco-proprietary FHRP that uses an active/standby model with a virtual IP and MAC address, disabled preemption by default.
Why this is correct
HSRP is indeed Cisco proprietary and uses active/standby, preemption disabled by default.
VRRP: An open standard FHRP that uses a virtual IP and MAC address, with preemption enabled by default.
Why this is correct
VRRP is an open standard and preemption is enabled by default.
GLBP: A Cisco-proprietary FHRP that enables load balancing across multiple routers using a single virtual IP address.
Why this is correct
GLBP is Cisco proprietary and provides load balancing.
HSRP: An open standard FHRP that uses a virtual IP and MAC, preemption enabled.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes VRRP, not HSRP.
VRRP: A Cisco-proprietary FHRP that uses active/standby model.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — VRRP is open standard, not Cisco proprietary.
GLBP: An FHRP that uses active/standby model with no load balancing.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — GLBP uses load balancing, not active/standby without load balancing.
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HSRP vs VRRP vs GLBP
HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP are network protocols that provide high availability by allowing multiple routers to work together as a single virtual router, ensuring that if one router fails, another automatically takes over without disrupting the network.
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