Remember HSRP
Full name: Hot Standby Router Protocol
Memory aid: A Hot Standby Router waits to take over.
Gateway redundancy does not replace upstream connectivity redundancy.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 6
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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HSRP — Hot Standby Router Protocol
Provides gateway redundancy through an active and standby arrangement.
Why learn HSRP — Hot Standby Router Protocol?
Provides gateway redundancy through an active and standby arrangement.
Where it came from
Gateway redundancy does not replace upstream connectivity redundancy.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): A Hot Standby Router waits to take over.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand HSRP: Hot Standby Router Protocol.
- Recall this memory aid: A Hot Standby Router waits to take over.
- Explain the practical use: Provides gateway redundancy through an active and standby arrangement.
- Explain this distinction: Gateway redundancy does not replace upstream connectivity redundancy.
- Identify HSRP in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 2281 (www.rfc-editor.org)