1. Application Traffic Management Making the Network Intelligent
Rainer Singer
Field Systems Engineer
F5 Networks Central Europe

2. Agenda Company Snapshot Load balancing Overview BIG-IP v9
Products & Packaging

3. Leading Application Traffic Management Products
Local, Global & Link Traffic Management
BIG-IP
Traffic Management
FirePass
SSL VPN Remote Access
Secure Application Access
TrafficShield
Application Security Gateway
Application Firewall
iControl Software Development Kit
Standards Based Interface (SOAP/XML)
iControl Services Manager
Centralised Management for F5 Devices

4. Wide Area Traffic Management
Internet
Wide Area Traffic Management
Connectivity Traffic Management
Router
Router
Local Area Traffic Management
That opportunity is manifested in how broad and deep we go into the enterprise infrastructure. Working out from core to edge you can see that F5 plays a critical role at every tier providing security, performance optimization, scalability, and high availability for the applications, servers, and services running within the environment. In this type of architecture enabled by F5, there is no single point of failure.

5. Feature Overview/BIG-IP
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

6. Feature Overview/BIG-IP
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

7. Feature Overview/BIG-IP
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

9. Announcing BIG-IP v9: A Revolutionary Approach in Application Traffic Management
New Software Architecture
New Value-Added Functions
New User Interface
New Hardware Architecture

10. What was Introduced in BIG-IP v9
Accelerates web applications up to 3x Compression + Caching
Reduces infrastructure cost by up to 33% TCP Optimisation + OneConnect™
Ensures priority application performance Rate Shaping
Cost-effective, intelligent application security SSL, TM/OS + iRules
Ensures a higher level of availability TM/OS + iRules
Delivers simplified management New GUI
Superior integration and extensibility iRules, Advanced Client Authentication
Superior hardware manageability and performance

11. Groundbreaking New Architecture
Users
Unified Network/Application Infrastructure Services
Applications
Users
CRM Database Siebel BEA Legacy .NET SAP PeopleSoft IBM ERP SFA Custom
Mobile Phone
Deliver
PDA
Optimise
Secure
Traffic Management
Operating System
(TM/OS)
Laptop
Desktop
Co-location

12. A New Level of Intelligence
Legacy Approach
Packet
Based
React to a Single Communication, One Direction
React to a Real Time, Two-Way Conversation
Translate Between Parties
Flow
Based
TM/OS

13. The Most Intelligent and Adaptable Solution
iRules
Programmable Network Language
Programmable Application Network
GUI-Based Application Profiles
Repeatable Policies
Unified Application Infrastructure Services
Security
Optimisation
Delivery
New Service
Targeted and Adaptable Functions
Complete Visibility and Control of Application Flows
Universal Inspection Engine (UIE)
TM/OS
Fast Application Proxy
Client
Side
Compression
TCP Offloading
Load Balancing
Server
Side
News Website

14. Market Leading Functionality Today
Comprehensive Load Balancing
Advanced Application Switching
Customised Health Monitoring
Intelligent Network Address Translation
Advanced Routing
Intelligent Port Mirroring
Deliver
DoS and SYN Flood Protection
Network Address/Port Translation
Application Attack Filtering
Certificate Management
SSL Acceleration
Quality of Service
Optimise
Secure
An adaptive Architecture delivering centralised Application Services to improve delivery
It’s not just the functions and core architecture, it’s also a sophisticated UI that lowers the cost of management…next slide

15. First Unified Application Infrastructure Services
IPv6 Gateway
Universal Persistence
Response Error Handling
Session / Flow Switching
New
Deliver
New
New
Resource Cloaking
Advanced Client Authentication
Firewall - Packet Filtering
Selective Content Encryption
Cookie Encryption
Content Protection
Protocol Sanitisation
TM/OS
Connection Pooling
Intelligent Compression
L7 Rate Shaping
Content Spooling/ Buffering
TCP Optimisation
Content Transformation
Caching
TCP Express
Optimise
Secure
An adaptive Architecture delivering centralised Application Services to improve delivery
It’s not just the functions and core architecture, it’s also a sophisticated UI that lowers the cost of management…next slide

16. 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

17. Hardware & Packaging

18. Hardware Performance Independent Secure Management Access
Throughput
Packet Velocity ASIC (PVA2)
SSL Transactions per Second (TPS)
SSL Bulk Encryption
FIPS Support
HTTP Compression
Independent Secure Management Access
SCCP Microcomputer - Switch Card Control Processor
Dual Media CF + HDD

19. Hardware cont.  More Integrated Solution
Tri-Speed Ethernet (10/100/1000) + Mini GBICs
LCD Display
USB Port
Hot Swappable Fan Trays
 More Integrated Solution

20. Superior Hardware Manageability and Performance
Next Generation IP Application Switches
Simplified Management:
Lights Out Management
Multi-Boot Support
LCD for Simplified Management
Hot-Swappable Parts
Redundant Power / Fans
Port Flexibility
PCI Slots
Independent Secure Management Access
Powerful:
Packet Velocity ASIC 2
High Performance SSL & Compression
High Performance Switching Fabric
Dual Processor
6800
6400
3400
We’re rolling out a series of next switch which dramatically improve both the manageability and performance of our offering.
Point out:
Lights Out Management
Multi-Boot Support
Simplified Installation - USB CD Installs and upgrades
CF and Hard drive - improved logging
Hot-swappable Hardware
Fan Trays, HD Disk (6400)
Superior Management
LCD Displays basic setup, stats and system state
Dramatic Performance Improvements (platform specific)
Latest Intel Architecture, New PVA2, New SSL Encryption/Bulk
Port Flexibility
See individual platforms for details
Tri Speed Copper and fiber options
1500
*All Models Include 100 TPS SSL Acceleration

21. Updated Platform Sizing Guide
BIG-IP 1500
BIG-IP 3400
BIG-IP 6400
BIG-IP 6800
Layer 4 Requests/sec
30,000
110,000
220,000
Layer 7 Requests/sec
22,000
50,000
75,000
Max. throughput
500 Mbps
1 Gbps
2 Gbps
4 Gbps
Max. conc. conn.
4 Million
8 Million
Max. SSL TPS
2,000
8,000
15,000
20,000
Max. SSL Bulk
Max. SSL conc. conn.
100,000
200,000
500,000
Max. compression
100 Mbps
Switch backplane
14 Gbps
22 Gbps
44 Gbps