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Back to Basics: The Many Modes of Proxies

The simplicity of the term "proxy" belies the complex topological options available. Understanding the different deployment options will enable your proxy deployment to fit your environment and, more...
Published Dec 09, 2013
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NikhilB
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Aug 13, 2014
Hi Lori, Great write up and to the point. Think we can safely say that performance layer 4, forwarding IP, forwarding layer 2 virtual servers when configured, the BIG-IP device is not used as a full proxy (i.e. any traffic which transmits at layer 4 and below is transmitted via a packet by packet proxy mode). To further add, FastL4 profile when configured on a VS simply forwards a packet from ingress to egress. (i.e. does not inspect tcp connections and create new connections to the backend servers; simply forwards traffic out)