F5-BIG-LC-R10600 Link Controller

F5 BIG-LC-R10600: For the World’s Biggest Enterprises, Clouds, and Telcos

As the flagship intelligent link controller in the lineup, F5-BIG-LC-R10600 represents F5’s most advanced solution for intelligent Internet egress management. Unlike the R2000/4000/5000 series, the R10600 ships with built-in redundancy: dual hot-swap PSUs and RAID1 SSDs, plus 256 GB RAM, dense 100 G ports, and top-tier compute. It isn’t just a link controller—it’s a carrier-grade, always-on gateway for finance, telco, and hyperscale clouds.

F5 BIG-LC-R10600 Key features

190Gbps Link Aggregation Throughput
The F5-BIG-LC-R10600 delivers up to 190Gbps of total link aggregation throughput – bond any mix of 40 G and 100 G uplinks. This empowers carriers and data centers to handle extreme traffic bursts while maintaining reliable and intelligent bandwidth distribution.

1.9 Million Connections Per Second
When deployed as a smart DNS or egress controller for a global enterprise or Tier 1 service provider, 1.9 million new connections per second ensures ultra-fast inbound responsiveness and optimal path allocation for users worldwide.

24-Core Business Logic Processing
It can execute thousands of real-time outbound routing policies across tens of thousands of concurrent users. It guarantees intelligent scheduling under complex conditions, delivering optimal link performance for mission-critical applications.

Built-In Carrier-Grade Hardware Redundancy
This is the defining advantage of the R10600 model. With default RAID1 mirrored dual SSDs and dual hot-swappable power modules, the platform eliminates the risk of single-point hardware failure. For business-critical internet egress scenarios where downtime is not an option, this design provides ultimate system reliability.

F5 BIG-LC-R10600 Key Datesheet

• L4/L7 Throughput: 190 Gbps / 125 Gbps
• Max L4 Concurrent Connections: 145M
• L4 Connections Per Second: 1,900,000
• Memory: 256 GB DDR4
• Primary Ports: 4x 100G/40G QSFP+, 16x 25G/10G SFP+
• Hardware Redundancy: Standard Dual PSU, RAID1 Dual Drives

Q1: LC-R10600 vs R5000 – what’s the real gap?
Built-in bulletproof redundancy: R10600 ships with RAID-1 SSDs and dual hot-swap PSUs; R5000 treats them as extras.

The most critical difference lies in the built-in hardware redundancy. The F5-BIG-LC-R10600 comes standard with RAID1 SSDs and dual hot-swap PSU. In contrast, the R5000 series offers redundancy as an optional configuration and focuses more on balancing performance with cost-effectiveness.

Q2: LC-R10600 vs high-end routers on BGP?
F5-BIG-LC-R10600 is application-aware. It not only considers the network route but also monitors the actual performance and health of the applications running over that path. This enables the LC-R10600 to make smarter, more business-aligned link management decisions than traditional routers.