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Host A has sent an ARP message to the default gateway IP address 10.10.10.1

Refer to the exhibit. Host A has sent an ARP message to the default gateway IP address 10.10.10.1. Which statement is true?

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A.
DSw2 will reply with the IP address of the next AVF.

B.
DSw1 will reply with the MAC address of the next AVF.

C.
Because of the invalid timers that are configured, DSw1 will not reply.

D.
DSw1 will reply with the IP address of the next AVF.

E.
Because of the invalid timers that are configured, DSw2 will not reply.

F.
DSw2 will reply with the MAC address of the next AVF.

Explanation:

The Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP) is a Cisco-proprietary protocol designed to overcome the limitations of existing redundant router protocols. Some of the concepts are the same as with HSRP/VRRP, but the terminology is different and the behavior is much more dynamic and robust.
The trick behind this load balancing lies in the GLBP group. One router is elected the active virtual gateway (AVG). This router has the highest priority value, or the highest IP address in the group, if there is no highest priority. The AVG answers all ARP requests for the virtual router address. Which MAC address it returns depends on which load-balancing algorithm it is configured to use. In any event, the virtual MAC address supported by one of the routers in the group is returned. According to exhibit, Router DSw2 is the Active Virtual Gateway (AVG) router because it has highest IP address even having equal priority. When router DSw1 sends the ARP message to 10.10.10.1 Router DSw2 will reply to DSw1 as a Active Virtual Router.

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