Technical Question about Big IP

Hi,

 

 

In my company there is a Big IP Load Balancer. The current configuration is shown below:

 

 

 

 

SoftSwitch --> (F5 – Big IP) --> IVR x 5. In this configuration the SIP signaling from the SoftSwitch send a request messages to IVRs through the Big-IP. The answer from the IVRs goes from them to the SoftSwitch without passing back through the Big-IP (asymmetric signaling traffic). I think there is something wrong in this configuration because there is not a topology hiding and exists a security hole. I’d like to confirm that we can configure the Big-IP in order to handle the symmetric traffic from and to the IVR passing through the Big-IP.

 

 

 

 

Current Flow:

 

 

SoftSwitch --> (F5 – Big IP) --> IVR x 5.

 

SoftSwitch <<<---------------------- IVR

 

 

 

 

Wish Flow:

 

SoftSwitch <--> (F5 – Big IP) <--> IVR x 5.