At the heart of computer networking, so much is expected in terms of guaranteeing reliability and high availability. All these are usually done by the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol, otherwise simply known as VRRP. But what is VRRP, and why is it important in networking? The details of VRRP, how it works, and its importance are elaborated herein. Understanding VRRP VRRP stands for Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol. In essence, the VRRP is a network protocol that realizes redundancy for improving routing path availability. This means that when a single router fails, another one will replace it and keep the data flow without fail. In such cases, it is as though... read more →