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200-301 · Question #1013
200-301 Question #1013: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: To provide end users with a virtual gateway in a multivendor network. VRRP is implemented to provide a highly available default gateway for end users by allowing multiple routers to share a single virtual IP and MAC address, especially in multivendor network environments.
Submitted by yaw92· Mar 5, 2026DOMAIN_LIST_MISSING_FROM_PROMPT
Question
Why implement VRRP?
Options
- ATo hand over to end users the autodiscovery of virtual gateways
- BTo provide end users with a virtual gateway in a multivendor network
- CTo leverage a weighting scheme to provide uninterrupted service
- DTo detect link failures without the overhead of Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
Explanation
VRRP is implemented to provide a highly available default gateway for end users by allowing multiple routers to share a single virtual IP and MAC address, especially in multivendor network environments.
Common mistakes.
- A. VRRP does not provide autodiscovery of virtual gateways to end users; it provides a fixed virtual gateway IP that end users are statically configured to use or obtain via DHCP.
- C. While VRRP contributes to uninterrupted service, it uses a priority scheme for active/standby election, not a weighting scheme in the same way some other protocols might use to influence traffic paths or load balancing.
- D. VRRP itself has its own robust failure detection mechanisms and is not primarily implemented to avoid the overhead of BFD; BFD can be integrated with VRRP for faster detection, but VRRP is not a replacement for BFD.
Concept tested. VRRP functionality and benefits
Topics
#VRRP#First Hop Redundancy#Gateway redundancy#High availability
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