This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:

- The core difference between redundancy (HSRP/VRRP) and true load balancing (GLBP).

- How to identify the Cisco proprietary protocols (HSRP, GLBP) versus the open standard (VRRP).

- The specific roles in each protocol: Active/Standby (HSRP), Master/Backup (VRRP), and AVG/AVF (GLBP).

- Why GLBP's use of an Active Virtual Gateway to assign virtual MACs enables load sharing.

- Common exam scenarios, such as choosing the right protocol for a multi-vendor network.

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