What Is Avf in Glbp

GLBP stands for Gateway Load Balancing Protocol and just like HSRP / VRRP it is used to create a virtual gateway that you can use for hosts. … The role of the AVG is to assign a virtual MAC address to all other devices running GLBP. All devices will become an AVF (Active Virtual Forwarder) including the AVG.

What is GLBP AVG?

Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP) is a Cisco proprietary protocol that attempts to overcome the limitations of existing redundant router protocols by adding basic load balancing functionality. … By default, GLBP load balances in round-robin fashion. GLBP elects one AVG (Active Virtual Gateway) for each group.

What is the difference between HSRP and GLBP?

The main difference is that GLBP allows the load balancing of traffic among the master and standby routers while in HSRP (and VRRP) the standby routers do not help handle traffic. With GLBP, the single virtual IP address is associated with one virtual MAC address per GLBP member.