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tux143
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Apr 16, 2020

F5 tcp connection per second limit

We have 10350 F5 model which we are running load-testing on them but somehow getting lost of connection failure when running load with 500k users with 800 per second connection rate, this is all port...
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Samir
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Apr 16, 2020

F5 has the estimate limits available in hardware datasheets.

The TCP/IP protocol has a limitation of 64k unique sessions. There's a dedicated 64k-unit-size range for TCP source ports that can be used by the client.

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If connection is coming from same location then DOS will drop it...​

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Data sheet: ​https://www.f5.com/pdf/products/big-ip-platforms-datasheet.pdf