Packet Format - HP A5830 series Configuration Manual

Packet format

The master multicasts VRRP packets periodically to declare its existence. Also, VRRP packets are used for
checking the parameters of the virtual router and electing the master.
VRRP packets are encapsulated in IP packets, with the protocol number being 112.
format of a VRRPv2 packet and
Figure 31 Format of a VRRPv2 packet
Figure 32 Format of a VRRPv3 packet
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Version
Auth Type
A VRRP packet comprises the following fields:
Version—Version number of the protocol, 2 for VRRPv2 and 3 for VRRPv3.
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Type—Type of the VRRPv2 or VRRPv3 packet. Only one VRRP packet type is present, that is, VRRP
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advertisement, which is represented by 1.
Virtual Rtr ID (VRID)—ID of the virtual router, that is, ID of the VRRP group. It ranges from 1 to 255.
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Priority—Priority of the router in the VRRP group, in the range of 0 to 255. A greater value
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represents a higher priority.
Figure 32
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Type Virtual Rtr ID
Adver Int
IPv6 address 1
IPv6 address n
Authentication data 1
Authentication data 2
shows the format of a VRRPv3 packet.
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Priority
Checksum
120
Figure 31
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Count IPv6 Addrs
shows the