Overview of virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP) with policy-based routing (PBR)
The VRRPVirtual Router Redundancy Protocol provides automatic assignment of IPInternet protocol routers, using virtual routers as proxies for physical routers. An IP address acts as a gateway between the router and the Exinda Appliances. The VRRP receives traffic requests and distributes them to the appliances connected to it, providing greater reliability and steady traffic requests distribution.
Configuring VRRP with PBR
NOTE
All traffic between network components in this image is bi-directional.
- The client computer requests access to a location on the Internet.
- The request is sent to the router, where the source, destination is analyzed and compared to the policy configured on the router.
- Based on the results of the analysis, the request is:
- sent to the Exinda appliance for optimization, and then back through the router to the requested destination.
- sent directly to the requested destination.