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ak_5262
Nimbostratus
Jan 11, 2010Using Minimum Lower Layer Protocol with BigIp
Hi Gurus,
Is there an option to configure BigIp for protocols such as Minimum Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP) where connection is kept open permanently? This is a protocol used for Healthca...
L4L7_53191
Nimbostratus
Jan 13, 2010Hey Anil, thanks for the post: I just took a quick look at some of the HL7 specifications, and it looks like you'll be able to use BigIP for this assuming that the endpoints are using TCP/IP as the transport (from what I see the rest of the HL7/MLLP stack is abstracted from transport, ala SOAP).
Also, it looks like the payloads are well defined and fairly simple to identify so depending upon what you're trying to do it looks entirely possible to use some iRules magic on this protocol as well - you'll just be relegated to layer 4 commands and events (see the FIX protocol example here on DevCentral).
I hope this helps. This is an interesting use case so please post back with any further questions, results, etc.
-Matt
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