5. 6
Availability Checking
• Check any back-end process using EAV
• Will work for any IP based application
• Stateful failover between devices
Security
• Firewall-like device to resist most attacks
• All administration is encrypted
• Integrated SSL/FIPS and secure NAT
Feature Overview/BIG-IP
6. 7
SSL and E-Commerce
• Only product with integrated SSL
• Single certificate simplifies administration
• Lowers certificate costs
• Client certificate checking (Authentication)
Layer 7 Functionality
• Can utilize all HTTP header/content or TCP content in
traffic decisions
• Can persist on anything
• HTTP 1.1 keep-alives dramatically improve
performance
Feature Overview/BIG-IP
7. 8
Easy to Implement and Support
• Can be deployed as either Layer 2 or 3 device
• Simple and complete Graphical User
Interface
• Installation services by F5 and/or partner
Flexibility
• BIG-IP works with any server or IP based
service
• iControl enables integration with internal
and/or 3rd party applications
Feature Overview/BIG-IP
9. 10
Announcing BIG-IP v9: A Revolutionary
Approach in Application Traffic Management
New Software Architecture
New Hardware Architecture
New Value-Added Functions
New User Interface
10. 11
What was Introduced in BIG-IP v9
1. Accelerates web applications up to 3x
Compression + Caching
2. Reduces infrastructure cost by up to 33%
TCP Optimisation + OneConnect™
3. Ensures priority application performance
Rate Shaping
4. Cost-effective, intelligent application security
SSL, TM/OS + iRules
5. Ensures a higher level of availability
TM/OS + iRules
6. Delivers simplified management
New GUI
7. Superior integration and extensibility
iRules, Advanced Client Authentication
8. Superior hardware manageability and performance
11. 12
Groundbreaking New Architecture
Users
Mobile Phone
PDA
Laptop
Desktop
Co-location
Deliver
Optimise Secure
CRM
Database
Siebel
BEA
Legacy
.NET
SAP
PeopleSoft
IBM
ERP
SFA
Custom
Unified Network/Application
Infrastructure Services
Applications
Users
Traffic Management
Operating System
(TM/OS)
12. 13
TM/OS
A New Level of Intelligence
React to a Single Communication, One Direction
Packet
Based
React to a Real Time, Two-Way Conversation
Translate Between Parties
Flow
Based
Legacy Approach
13. 14
iRules
Programmable Network Language
GUI-Based Application Profiles
Repeatable Policies
The Most Intelligent and Adaptable Solution
TM/OS
Fast Application Proxy
Programmable
Application
Network
Complete Visibility
and Control of
Application Flows
Security Optimisation Delivery New Service
Universal Inspection Engine (UIE)
Client
Side
Server
Side
Targeted and
Adaptable
Functions
Unified Application Infrastructure Services
Compression TCP Offloading
Load Balancing
News Website
14. 16
Optimise
Market Leading Functionality Today
Deliver
Secure
• Comprehensive Load Balancing
• Advanced Application Switching
• Customised Health Monitoring
• DoS and SYN Flood
Protection
• Network Address/Port
Translation
• Application Attack
Filtering
• Certificate
Management
• SSL Acceleration
• Quality of Service
• Intelligent Network Address Translation
• Advanced Routing
• Intelligent Port Mirroring
16. 18
Putting the Functionality to the Test
• Independent validation of
v9 features and
functionality
• All are based around real-
world scenarios, real
applications and real data
• Feature comparison with
– Cisco, NetScaler, Nortel,
Radware, Redline
