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Last Updated: 19th May 2024

How many active virtual gateways can each Glbp group support?

GLBP supports up 1024 virtual routers (GLBP group) per router's physical interface.



The next question is: What is the maximum number virtual MAC addresses Glbp allows per group.

GLBP (Gateway Load Balancing Protocol), allows for up to four virtual MAC addresses per user group.

The next question is: What is AVG in Glbp then? AVG (Active Virtual Gateway), plays a unique role in GLBP. A GLBP group is formed by two or more routers within a subnet. The host will send an "ARP Request" for its default gateway. This is the same as the GLBP virtual address. All ARP requests to the virtual IP address are handled by AVG.

This begs the question: How many AVF are there in Glbp?

Each AVF is responsible for forwarding packets to its virtual MAC addresses. Up to four AVFs could be running simultaneously. GLBP routers default to using the 224.0 local multicast address.

What are AVG and AVF in Glbp

GLBP is Gateway Load Balancing Protocol. It's used, just like HSRP /VRRP, to create a virtual gateway you can use for hosts. The AVG's role is to assign a virtual address to all /GLBP devices. All devices will be an AVF (Active Virtual Forwarder), including the AVG.