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BIG-IP Link Controller Presented by: your name, your title
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ISP Links are Stretched Thin Contention Latency Oracle Oracle ISP Link ISP Link VoIP VoIP SAP SAP New Application & Contention Bandwidth oversubscription TCP ISP / routing failures TCP inefficiencies Outages, Poor Performance, Higher Cost
TMOS New BIG-IP Link Controller • Only solution delivering link high availability and optimization on a unified platform Dial-up BIG-IP LC Broadband Oracle Oracle VoIP VoIP SAP SAP Remote
Application Prioritization ISP 2 Web, and email Web Portal T1 Line ISP 1 • BIG-IP Link Controller • ISP LB • Rate Shaping • iRules OC-3 Line Email Web and email Challenges • Email gets starved during ISP outages • 80% of business done via email • Adding bandwidth won’t solve the problem • Web applications burst to fill the pipe • Benefits • Increased profitability • Improved scalability of links • Bandwidth savings ~ $1,000/month • Reduced management overhead
BIG-IP Link Controller BIG-IP Link Controller • ISP Link Performance • Compression • TCP optimization • Topology based routing • iRules • Integrated Bandwidth management • Link High Availability • Composite monitors • Security • Management • New user interface • Support for IPv6 networks • iSNAT • $14,990 - Standalone system (1500 platform) • $ 6,990 - Add-on module to BIG-IP • Optional modules: Compression, IPv6, routing (OSPF, BGP, RIP) • compression (up to 100 Mbps)
BIG-IP LC Platform Transitions LC 1000 LC 2400 BIG-IP 51X0 BIG-IP 1000 BIG-IP 2400 BIG-IP 520/540 BIG-IP 1500 BIG-IP 3400 BIG-IP 6400 BIG-IP 6800 * * LC v9.x Standalone * * LC v9.x Module * Requires memory upgrade. See Internal FAQ for trade-in promotion.
BIG-IP Link Controller – Top Benefits • Automated management of ISP links reduces overhead and improves availability • Aggregates inexpensive links to maximize ROI • Lower monthly ISP bills - compression • Ensure bandwidth for mission-critical apps • Reduce multi-homing cost (compared to BGP) • Accelerate applications – TCP Express, etc. • Future proof – upgradeable to BIG-IP LTM
Link Controller Delivers Unmatched Services F5 Radware Foundry Nortel Composite Monitors Advanced LB Basic LB IPv6 gateway iSNAT iRules Link Stats Reporting Secure Web Admin Compression TCP Express Rate Shaping Availability Management Limited Performance
Why Should You Buy BIG-IP LC? • Have you considered multiple ISPs for high availability? • Is your ISP not meeting the desired bandwidth and reliability Service Level Agreements (SLAs)? • Is your business losing money from ISP downtime? • Are you considering BGP as an multi-homing option? • Are you always looking to add extra ISP lines or bandwidth to solve your business problems? • Are some of your mission critical applications getting starved out of bandwidth?