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slomah_85788
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Oct 23, 2009

Delay on SNAT

Dears,     I used SNAT on a Virtual server , will be a delay or it is almost equal to inline (Routing Mode)? As theoretical NAT has delay. Will this delay affect the performance.   ...
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DeVon_Jarvis
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Oct 23, 2009
Other than the few microseconds it takes for traffic to pass through another device, there should be no added delay. The TCP or UDP traffic profile could make a difference, if you want to tune it.

 

 

DeVon