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Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 29 Configuring HSRP
Understanding HSRP
HSRP is useful for hosts that do not support a router discovery protocol and cannot switch to a new
router when their selected router reloads or loses power. When HSRP is configured on a network
segment, it provides a virtual MAC address and an IP address that is shared among router interfaces in
a group of router interfaces running HSRP. The router selected by the protocol to be the active router
receives and routes packets destined for the group’s MAC address. For n routers running HSRP, there
are n +1 IP and MAC addresses assigned.
HSRP detects when the designated active router fails, and a selected standby router assumes control of
the Hot Standby group’s MAC and IP addresses. A new standby router is also selected at that time.
Devices running HSRP send and receive multicast UDP-based hello packets to detect router failure and
to designate active and standby routers. When HSRP is configured on an interface, Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages are disabled by default for the interface.
You can configure multiple Hot Standby groups among switches that are operating in Layer 3 to make
more use of the redundant routers. To do so, specify a group number for each Hot Standby command
group you configure for an interface. For example, you might configure an interface on switch 1 as an
active router and one on switch 2 as a standby router and also configure another interface on switch 2 as
an active router with another interface on switch 1 as its standby router.
Figure 29-1 shows a segment of a network configured for HSRP. Each router is configured with the MAC
address and IP network address of the virtual router. Instead of configuring hosts on the network with
the IP address of Router A, you configure them with the IP address of the virtual router as their default
router. When Host C sends packets to Host B, it sends them to the MAC address of the virtual router. If
for any reason, Router A stops transferring packets, Router B responds to the virtual IP address and
virtual MAC address and becomes the active router, assuming the active router duties. Host C continues
to use the IP address of the virtual router to address packets destined for Host B, which Router B now
receives and sends to Host B. Until Router A resumes operation, HSRP allows Router B to provide
uninterrupted service to users on Host Cs segment that need to communicate with users on Host Bs
segment and also continues to perform its normal function of handling packets between the Host A
segment and Host B.

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Cisco Catalyst 3750 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Device TypeSwitch
Switching Capacity32 Gbps
Forwarding Rate38.7 Mpps
Stacking Bandwidth32 Gbps
RAM128 MB
Jumbo Frame SupportYes
Switch TypeManaged
ModelCatalyst 3750 Series
Uplink InterfacesSFP
Form FactorRack-mountable
MAC Address Table Size12, 000 entries
Routing ProtocolRIP, OSPF, EIGRP
Remote Management ProtocolSNMP, Telnet, HTTP
FeaturesLayer 3 switching, Layer 2 switching, auto-negotiation, BOOTP support, ARP support, VLAN support, auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), IGMP snooping, traffic shaping, MAC address filtering, Quality of Service (QoS), Jumbo Frames support, MLD snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), Cisco EnergyWise technology
Power over Ethernet (PoE)PoE
Operating Temperature-5 - 45 °C
Operating Humidity10% to 85% non-condensing

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