CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam Tutorial: Getting Started With HSRP

CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam Tutorial:  Getting Started With HSRP

HSRP seems simple enough, but there are a lot of options you need to know to pass the CCNP exams!  Learn how to get started with HSRP from Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933.


Defined in RFC 2281, HSRP is a Cisco-proprietary protocol in which routers are put into an HSRP router group. Along with dynamic routing protocols and STP, HSRP is considered a high-availability network service, since all three have an almost immediate cutover to a secondary path when the primary path is unavailable.