New Training: Configure VRRP in SD-WAN

In this 6-video skill, CBT Nuggets trainer Keith Barker explains and demonstrates how to implement VRRP as part of SD-WAN. Watch this new networking training.

Watch the full course: Cisco CCNP Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions

This training includes:

• 6 videos

• 25 minutes of training

You’ll learn these topics in this skill:

• Introduction

• VRRP Overview

• VRRP Feature Templates

• Apply VRRP via Device Template

• Verify VRRP

• VRRP Summary

What is Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)?

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is a protocol that provides for redundancy in a network by switching to a backup router when the master router fails. The protocol gets its name because the master router and its backup routers share a virtual IP address. Using VRRP can increase the availability and reliability of your routing paths.

Under VRRP, the master and backup routers are all members of a redundancy group that forward the same packets as if there were only one router. But if the master router fails to do this, a new master is selected, and it then takes over the virtual MAC address of the previous master and forwards packets on behalf of it.

You can also use VRRP for load sharing.

VRRP is an open standard defined by RFC 5798. It is similar to Cisco's Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), which is a proprietary protocol that Cisco has claimed has been infringed by VRRP.