F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 Local Traffic Manager

The F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 is a powerful entry-level Application Delivery Controller (ADC) in the F5 RSeries lineup, designed for small and medium-sized enterprises, branch offices, and low-to-medium traffic scenarios that seek F5’s leading technology at a cost-effective price. It combines the high-performance F5 r2600 hardware platform with F5’s core Local Traffic Manager (LTM) software module to provide a reliable and intelligent application traffic management solution.

Key Features:

• Smart Load Balancing: The F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 intelligently distributes incoming user requests to backend server clusters using advanced algorithms like round-robin, least connections, and response time. It constantly monitors server health, ensuring traffic is only sent to available and healthy servers, enhancing application availability and reliability.
• SSL/TLS Offloading and Acceleration: As the front end of application delivery, the R2600-LTM efficiently handles all inbound and outbound SSL/TLS encryption and decryption. This significantly reduces the CPU load on backend web servers, allowing them to focus on content processing and speeding up application response times.
• Application High Availability and Persistence: Beyond load balancing, LTM ensures session continuity. Its persistence feature keeps user traffic directed to the same server even during server failures or expansions, preventing interruptions in user experience. The failover mechanism ensures business continuity by quickly switching to a backup device if the primary one fails.
• TCP Optimization and Connection Multiplexing: It optimizes TCP connections, reducing server load by establishing fewer long-lived connections between the client and LTM, which are then multiplexed to backend servers. This significantly improves application performance and scalability.

Advantages of F5-BIG-LTM-R2600:

• Stable and Reliable F5 Performance: Despite being an entry-level model, the r2600 inherits the high stability and reliability of the F5 rSeries hardware platform, ensuring the continuous operation of critical business applications.
• Cost-Effective: It offers F5’s industry-leading load balancing and traffic management capabilities at an affordable price, making it an ideal choice for first-time F5 deployments or customers with limited budgets.
• Easy to Deploy and Manage: Its compact size and user-friendly F5 BIG-IP interface make deployment and day-to-day management simple and efficient.
• Investment Protection: You can upgrade to advanced BIG-IP modules (such as AWAF) by purchasing licenses without replacing hardware, expanding functionality as needed.

Core Performance Metrics of F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 (LTM Focused):

• L7 requests per second: 475K
• L4 connections per second: 170K
• L4 HTTP requests per second: 850K Maximum
• L4 concurrent connections: 19M
• Throughput: 20 Gbps/13 Gbps L4/L7

Applications:

• Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Provides reliable load balancing and high availability for core business applications.
• Branch Offices and Remote Locations: Ensures a good user experience for distributed applications across different sites.
• Entry-level Web Applications: Ideal for startups or small projects that need to optimize website performance, offload traffic, and implement SSL offloading.
• Development/Testing Environments: Serves as a simulated application delivery environment during development and testing phases.
• Supplementary Node for Advanced ADCs: In large enterprises, it can act as a regional or application-specific auxiliary load balancer.

What is F5-BIG-LTM-R2600?
The F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 is an entry-level Application Delivery Controller (ADC) that combines the F5 r2600 hardware platform with F5’s core Local Traffic Manager (LTM) software module, primarily used to provide intelligent load balancing, SSL offloading, and advanced traffic management capabilities.

What size of business or scenarios is the F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 suitable for?
The F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 is designed for small and medium-sized enterprises, branch offices, and mid-tier traffic scenarios that require basic application delivery performance and high availability.

What are the core functions of LTM (Local Traffic Manager)?
The core functions of LTM include intelligent load balancing (distributing traffic to optimal servers), SSL/TLS offloading and acceleration (handling encrypted traffic to reduce server load), application high availability, iRules programmability (for customized traffic control), and TCP optimization.

Does the F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 support High Availability (HA) configurations?
Yes, the F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 supports High Availability (HA) configurations, typically requiring two devices to be deployed as an HA pair to ensure business continuity in case of a single device failure.

If I need to add a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or other security features later, do I need to replace the hardware for the F5-BIG-LTM-R2600?
No. The F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 is based on the modular rSeries platform. You do not need to replace the hardware; you can simply purchase the corresponding add-on module license (such as F5 Advanced WAF) and activate it on your existing device to expand functionality.

What network interfaces does the F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 hardware provide?
The F5 r2600 hardware typically provides a variety of network interfaces, such as a 1Gbps RJ45 management port and multiple 1G/10G/25G SFP/SFP+/SFP28 fiber/electrical port slots. For specific quantities and types, please refer to the official data sheet.

How can I get a quote and technical support for the F5-BIG-LTM-R2600?
You can submit your request through the “Request a Quote” or “Contact Us” button on our website. Our F5 sales experts will provide you with a detailed quote and customized technical consulting services. As an authorized F5 dealer, we offer comprehensive pre-sales, after-sales support, and official maintenance services.