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Application Delivery Controller |
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BIG-IP Hardware: Application Switches |
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| Deliver More Applications for More Users |
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BIG-IP Application Delivery Controller platforms can manage
even the heaviest traffic loads at both layer 4 and layer 7. By
merging high performance switching fabric, specialized hardware,
and advanced software, F5 provides the power to make in-depth
application decisions without |
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introducing bottlenecks. With the high performance you get from BIG-IP platforms, you can consolidate devices—saving management costs, electricity, space, and cooling—while still having room to grow.
Main Features |
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| Provides security, acceleration, and availability in one device |
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| You can add modules to the base systems of all BIG-IP platforms to customize the
application delivery features you need. One device can be built for server load balancing, global data center load balancing, web application firewall, HTTP acceleration, spam
filtering, or WAN optimization. Many of the BIG-IP platforms support running these
technologies at the same time, providing security, acceleration, and availability while only
requiring the data to be processed once in one device. |
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| Uses application servers more efficiently |
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SSL and compression put a large processing burden on application servers. BIG-IP
platforms provide high performance SSL and compression capabilities to offload these
tasks from the application servers. With these tasks centralized, the application servers
can then dedicate more resources to serving the application. In addition, centralized SSL
key management greatly reduces the cost of deploying and maintaining SSL encryption. |
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| Secures your network |
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| Incorporating a BIG-IP platform into your network instantly adds a layer of security. It is
a default-deny device, meaning you must explicitly allow access to specific services, and it
provides a full packet filter engine that can limit access is a very granular way. In addition,
BIG-IP platforms have SYN cookie support to protect against denial of service (DoS)
attacks. All BIG-IP platforms use SSH for secure command-line access and HTTPS web
server for secure web GUI access. |
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| Reduces your operating costs |
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| Simple-to-manage hardware means less time spent on configuration, upgrades, and
maintenance. All BIG-IP platforms feature out-of-band, always-on management, frontpanel
management, warm upgrades, remote boot, and USB support. |
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| Maximizes uptime |
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| With hot-swappable components, redundant power supplies, redundant fans, compact
flash, multi-boot support, and lights-out management, BIG-IP platforms are designed to
ensure that your applications are always available. |
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| Integrates efficiently with your network |
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| Flexible ports, DC power options, and front-to-back cooling ensure that BIG-IP platforms
can be easily integrated into your existing infrastructure. |
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| Evolves with your network and applications |
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| At the heart of every BIG-IP device is a revolutionary architecture called TMOS™ that
provides a unified system for optimal application delivery, giving you total vision,
flexibility, and control across all services. TMOS empowers BIG-IP devices to intelligently
adapt to the diverse and evolving requirements of applications and networks. |
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| Key Benefits |
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Unified application delivery |
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Security, acceleration, and |
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availability |
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Flexibility and control with |
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TMOS architecture |
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Consolidate and design for |
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growth |
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Specialized hardware design |
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ed for application delivery |
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Unmatched performance at |
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layer 4 and layer 7 |
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SSL and compression offload
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Reduce costs |
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Simplified management |
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Increased uptime |
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