LB for SMPP / SMSCs in NFV environment
Hi all, We are trying to use the LMT F5 (installed on Openstack) to be SMSC Getaway (Short Message Service Center – Getaway) for external messages Our installation is based on minimum 2 SMSCs, and Maximum 8 SMSCs So, if an external application will connect to the SMSCs, the F5 will get the connection request (bind) and will try to connect to all active SMSCs with the same bind connection For messages running on top the active connection (submit_sm), the F5 will do a round robin between all the active SMSCs. Connection from Client & message from SMSC: 1:: Client1 ---(bind)---> F5 1-1:: F5 ----(bind)----> SMSC1 1-2:: F5 ----(bind)----> SMSC2.... (max of 8 SMSCs) 1-1':: SMSC1 -----(bind_resp1)----->F5 1-2':: SMSC2 -----(bind_resp2)----->F5.... (max of 8 SMSCs) 2:: If (bind_resp1 = OK) or (bind_resp2 = OK) or (max 8 SMSCs); respond back to Client1 with OK 2:: Else; respond back with NOK 3:: SMSC1 ----(deliver_sm1)---->F5 [store sequence, use internal sequence] 3-1:: F5 ----(deliver_sm1)---->Client1 4:: SMSC2 ----(deliver_sm2)---->F5 [store sequence, use internal sequence] 4-1:: F5 ----(deliver_sm2)---->Client1 4-1':: Client1 ----(deliver_sm_resp2)---->F5 3-1':: Client1 ----(deliver_sm_resp1)---->F5 4-1'':: F5 ----(deliver_sm_resp2)---->SMSC2 [use original sequence] 3-1'':: F5 ----(deliver_sm_resp1)---->SMSC1 [use original sequence] Connection from Client & message from Client: 1:: Client1 ---(bind)---> F5 1-1:: F5 ----(bind)----> SMSC1 1-2:: F5 ----(bind)----> SMSC2.... (max of 8 SMSCs) 1-1':: SMSC1 -----(bind_resp1)----->F5 1-2':: SMSC2 -----(bind_resp2)----->F5.... (max of 8 SMSCs) 2:: If (bind_resp1 = OK) or (bind_resp2 = OK); respond back to Client1 with OK 2:: Else; respond back with NOK 3:: Client1 ----(deliver_sm1)---->F5 [store sequence, use internal sequence] 4-1:: F5 ----(deliver_sm1)---->SMSC using Round Robin [store sequence, use internal sequence] 4-1':: SMSC ----(deliver_sm_resp1)---->F5 [use original sequence] 3-1':: F5----(deliver_sm_resp1)---->Client1 [use original sequence]
iRule to secure flag on specific URL (Multiple URL in one VS)
Hi We know that F5 can add secure attr in cookie from irule HTTP_RESPONSE <https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K11324> but this is apply to all website in virtual server!! We have many URL in one virtual server. (Multi domain). ie URL-a.example.com and URL-b.example.com have the same Virtual server Can we just add secure flag on cookie only when we access URL-a.example.com ? no need to add flag when we access URL-b I think we need variable to check if http:host is URL-a or URL-b, but I don't know how to do it when this variable has to share on HTTP_REQUEST and HTTP_RESPONSE event on the same times. Thank you