7 May
2014
7 May
'14
9:25 p.m.
On May 7, 2014, at 12:36 AM, Eygene Ryabinkin <rea+nanog@grid.kiae.ru> wrote:
VRRP/HSRP comes from Cisco (well, VRRP is RFC'ed for some time, but its origin is Cisco too),
I’m sorry, but this is 100% incorrect. HSRP comes from Cisco, but Cisco originally decided to not release the protocol to the IETF. [Stupid play on their part, but water under the bridge.] The IETF, realizing that this was useful technology, designed VRRP as a competitor to HSRP. Once that was well on its way to standardization, Cisco realized it missed the boat and finally publicly documented HSRP. Please get your facts straight. Tony