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RFC 2338: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 3768.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 9568 — Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Version 3 for IPv4 and IPv6

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This memo defines the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP). VRRP specifies an election protocol that dynamically assigns responsibility for a virtual router to one of the VRRP routers on a LAN. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2338
Published
April 1998
Authors
S. Knight; D. Weaver; D. Whipple; R. Hinden; D. Mitzel; P. Hunt; P. Higginson; M. Shand; A. Lindem
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
27
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 3768

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2338 (1998)
  2. RFC 3768 (2004)
  3. RFC 5798 (2010)
  4. RFC 9568 (2024) ✓

Read the full history of Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Version 3 for IPv4 and IPv6 →

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