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Frank_30530
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Mar 28, 2017

Difference between Performance Layer 4 and IP Forwarding (L3) Virtual Server?

I noticed that when I create a Performance Layer 4 VS and do NOT attach a pool to that virtual, this VS behaves similar to an IP Forwarding (L3) VS... (i.e., it will just forward traffic based on th...
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Jinshu
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Mar 28, 2017

When you configure Forwarding (IP) VIP, you will be forwarding the traffic without doing any further enhancements to increase the traverse time.

 

For layer 4 forwarding VIP, there is a profile called fast forward applied and it will enhance the packet speed using the layer 4 techniques (Packet Velocity Accelerator etc) which increases the performance.

 

-Jinshu