# \#service-provider **URL:** https://community.f5.com/tag/service-provider/295.md [Latest](https://community.f5.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.f5.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.f5.com/tags.md) --- ## [Inside F5 BIG-IP Cloud-Native Edition for service providers](https://community.f5.com/t/inside-f5-big-ip-cloud-native-edition-for-service-providers/77315)
**Author:** [@ShoaibY1](https://community.f5.com/u/ShoaibY1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/inside-f5-big-ip-cloud-native-edition-for-service-providers/77315 "2026-09-09T19:26:07Z")
This is a technical look at how F5 BIG-IP Cloud-Native Edition combines Kubernetes-native networking, specialized network services, observability, and independent scaling for modern service provider environments. Servic… --- ## [DNSSEC: Is Your Infrastructure Ready?](https://community.f5.com/t/dnssec-is-your-infrastructure-ready/65882)
**Author:** [@PSilva](https://community.f5.com/u/PSilva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/dnssec-is-your-infrastructure-ready/65882 "2021-09-22T09:52:20Z")
A few months ago, we teamed with Infoblox for a DNSSEC webinar. Jonathan George, F5 Product Marketing Manager, leads with myself and Cricket Liu of Infoblox as background noise. He’s a blast as always and certainly kno… --- ## [How is SDN disrupting the way businesses develop technology?](https://community.f5.com/t/how-is-sdn-disrupting-the-way-businesses-develop-technology/63483)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Newe\_27](https://community.f5.com/u/Gary_Newe_27)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/how-is-sdn-disrupting-the-way-businesses-develop-technology/63483 "2020-12-21T13:37:29Z")
You must have read so much about software-defined networking (SDN) by now that you probably think you know it inside and out. However, such a nascent industry is constantly evolving and there are always new aspects to di… --- ## [RADIUS Load Balancing with iRules](https://community.f5.com/t/radius-load-balancing-with-irules/63753)
**Author:** [@Colin\_Walker\_12](https://community.f5.com/u/Colin_Walker_12)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/radius-load-balancing-with-irules/63753 "2020-10-20T16:45:16Z")
What is RADIUS? “Remote Authentication Dial In User Service” or RADIUS is a very mature and widely implemented protocol for exchanging ”Triple A” or “Authentication, Authorization and Accounting” information. RADIUS is… --- ## [IT as a Service: A Stateless Infrastructure Architecture Model](https://community.f5.com/t/it-as-a-service-a-stateless-infrastructure-architecture-model/68858)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/it-as-a-service-a-stateless-infrastructure-architecture-model/68858 "2019-10-23T06:11:18Z")
The dynamic data center of the future, enabled by IT as a Service, is stateless. One of the core concepts associated with SOA – and one that failed to really take hold, unfortunately – was the ability to bind, i.e. invo… --- ## [DNS The F5 Way: A Paradigm Shift](https://community.f5.com/t/dns-the-f5-way-a-paradigm-shift/66297)
**Author:** [@ltwagnon](https://community.f5.com/u/ltwagnon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/dns-the-f5-way-a-paradigm-shift/66297 "2019-07-04T14:06:27Z")
This is the second in a series of DNS articles that I’m writing. The first is: Let’s Talk DNS on DevCentral. Internet users rely heavily on DNS, and when DNS breaks, applications break. It’s extremely important to im… --- ## [Getting Around the Logon/Legal Banner Issues when using APM PCoIP Proxy and Horizon](https://community.f5.com/t/getting-around-the-logon-legal-banner-issues-when-using-apm-pcoip-proxy-and-horizon/64278)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Venezia](https://community.f5.com/u/Justin_Venezia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/getting-around-the-logon-legal-banner-issues-when-using-apm-pcoip-proxy-and-horizon/64278 "2019-06-06T19:05:38Z")
If you’re using APM’s PCoIP Proxy and require a logon banner, you’ve probably figured out that the PCoIP Proxy integration stops working when you turn on the integrated logon banner from within the Horizon Administrator.… --- ## [F5 SAML SP for a portion of a website](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-saml-sp-for-a-portion-of-a-website/37538)
**Author:** [@Juraj\_314736](https://community.f5.com/u/Juraj_314736)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-saml-sp-for-a-portion-of-a-website/37538 "2019-01-29T14:52:34Z")
Let’s say I have the following setup: a website called test.example.com an access policy called test\_apol with SAML Auth If I assign the test\_apol access policy to test.example.com VIP, the entire test… --- ## [DNS Profile Benefits in iRules](https://community.f5.com/t/dns-profile-benefits-in-irules/67731)
**Author:** [@JRahm](https://community.f5.com/u/JRahm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/dns-profile-benefits-in-irules/67731 "2019-01-22T22:46:15Z")
I released an article a while back on the DNS services architecture now built in to BIG-IP, as well as a solution article that showed some fancy DNS tricks utilizing the architecture to black hole malicious DNS reque… --- ## [NFV is Much More than Virtualization](https://community.f5.com/t/nfv-is-much-more-than-virtualization/62750)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Yue](https://community.f5.com/u/Frank_Yue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/nfv-is-much-more-than-virtualization/62750 "2018-09-04T05:11:06Z")
There has been a lot of attention given to Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and how it is driving a paradigm shift in the architecture of today’s communications service providers (CSPs) networks. NFV is a popular t… --- ## [Creating a proper RADIUS Accounting-Response packet in iRules](https://community.f5.com/t/creating-a-proper-radius-accounting-response-packet-in-irules/47185)
**Author:** [@John\_Allen](https://community.f5.com/u/John_Allen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/creating-a-proper-radius-accounting-response-packet-in-irules/47185 "2018-05-20T22:39:25Z")
Creating a proper RADIUS Accounting-Response packet in iRules If you do a lot of work with RADIUS messages being sent to your BIGIP so that you can get some information from another network node in the system, you a… --- ## [F5 LTM AS A FORWARD PROXY/TMG REPLACEMENT FOR HTTP/HTTPS FOR MOBILE USERS](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-ltm-as-a-forward-proxy-tmg-replacement-for-http-https-for-mobile-users/58430)
**Author:** [@kazeem\_yusuf1](https://community.f5.com/u/kazeem_yusuf1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-ltm-as-a-forward-proxy-tmg-replacement-for-http-https-for-mobile-users/58430 "2017-07-25T10:07:49Z")
How can the F5 be used as a Forward Proxy for mobile users to the internet. My initial setup included the mobile users sending requests to F5,which sends requests to Traffic Servers,and Traffic servers have another leg w… --- ## [Bait Phone](https://community.f5.com/t/bait-phone/66040)
**Author:** [@PSilva](https://community.f5.com/u/PSilva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/bait-phone/66040 "2017-05-10T04:38:18Z")
You may be familiar with the truTV program Bait Car, where the police place a vehicle equipped with hidden cameras and radio trackers in various areas to catch a would be car thief in the act. It’s kinda fun to watch pe… --- ## [What Does Mobile Mean, Anyway?](https://community.f5.com/t/what-does-mobile-mean-anyway/65459)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 6:22am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/what-does-mobile-mean-anyway/65459 "2017-03-10T06:22:44Z")
We tend to assume characteristics upon hearing the term mobile. We probably shouldn’t… There are – according to about a bazillion studies - 4 billion mobile devices in use around the globe. It is interesting to note … --- ## [One Time Passwords via an SMS Gateway with BIG-IP Access Policy Manager](https://community.f5.com/t/one-time-passwords-via-an-sms-gateway-with-big-ip-access-policy-manager/68178)
**Author:** [@JRahm](https://community.f5.com/u/JRahm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/one-time-passwords-via-an-sms-gateway-with-big-ip-access-policy-manager/68178 "2017-03-06T04:58:47Z")
One time passwords, or OTP, are used (as the name indicates) for a single session or transaction. The plus side is a more secure deployment, the downside is two-fold—first, most solutions involve a token system, which i… --- ## [Configuring Active Directory authentication](https://community.f5.com/t/configuring-active-directory-authentication/31849)
**Author:** [@kbasa\_279826](https://community.f5.com/u/kbasa_279826)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/configuring-active-directory-authentication/31849 "2016-07-26T18:38:06Z")
Hello , Need some help Setting up F5 SSO Solution , in this scenario F5 to act as an Identity Provider. Following the SSO document 404 Page not found | BIG-IP Documentation Stuck at the point Configuring an acce… --- ## [The IoT Ready Platform](https://community.f5.com/t/the-iot-ready-platform/66442)
**Author:** [@PSilva](https://community.f5.com/u/PSilva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/the-iot-ready-platform/66442 "2015-12-18T21:22:45Z")
Over the last couple months, in between some video coverage for events, I’ve been writing a series of IoT stories. From the basic What are These "Things”? and IoT Influence on Society to the descriptive IoT Effect on App… --- ## [LBO or not, I want to break out...](https://community.f5.com/t/lbo-or-not-i-want-to-break-out/62968)
**Author:** [@Susan\_Becker\_12](https://community.f5.com/u/Susan_Becker_12)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/lbo-or-not-i-want-to-break-out/62968 "2015-12-17T14:35:27Z")
This article was written by Peter Nas, Senior Solution Architect of F5’s Traffix SDC solution For more than 10 years, the technology to offer local breakout (commonly known as LBO) exists, allowing the data use by roami… --- ## [Optimizing IoT and Mobile Communications with TCP Fast Open](https://community.f5.com/t/optimizing-iot-and-mobile-communications-with-tcp-fast-open/66990)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/optimizing-iot-and-mobile-communications-with-tcp-fast-open/66990 "2015-12-09T01:11:18Z")
There’s a lot of focus on the performance of mobile communications given the incredible rate at which mobile is outpacing legacy PC (did you ever think we’d see the day when we called it that?) usage. There’s been tons o… --- ## [La transition vers HTTP/2, l'envisager, s'y préparer, la réaliser](https://community.f5.com/t/la-transition-vers-http-2-lenvisager-sy-preparer-la-realiser/68507)
**Author:** [@Laurent\_P](https://community.f5.com/u/Laurent_P)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 9:42am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/la-transition-vers-http-2-lenvisager-sy-preparer-la-realiser/68507 "2015-11-30T09:42:26Z")
HTTP/2 est désormais un standard avec son support intégré dans les browsers modernes. Les serveurs Web, proposent aussi dans leurs dernières versions, la compatiliblité avec cette évolution. Ce qu’il faut retenir est … --- ## [Billionaires, Icons and Movie Stars – Why Geek Is Now Chic](https://community.f5.com/t/billionaires-icons-and-movie-stars-why-geek-is-now-chic/63474)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Newe\_27](https://community.f5.com/u/Gary_Newe_27)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 8:18am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/billionaires-icons-and-movie-stars-why-geek-is-now-chic/63474 "2015-11-23T08:18:25Z")
Over the past few years we’ve seen the unstoppable rise of the geek. From popular culture to big business, the geeks have inherited the earth. They’re the billionaires, the modern day rock stars, and their many achieveme… --- ## [Domain name holders hit with personalized, malware-laden suspension notices](https://community.f5.com/t/domain-name-holders-hit-with-personalized-malware-laden-suspension-notices/64287)
**Author:** [@Ilan\_Meller\_153](https://community.f5.com/u/Ilan_Meller_153)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/domain-name-holders-hit-with-personalized-malware-laden-suspension-notices/64287 "2015-11-01T16:03:20Z")
This according to Zeljka Zorz, HNS Managing Editor from Help Net Security. In his article, Zeljka mention that new email spam campaign has been spotted targeting domain name holders, trying to trick them into downloadin… --- ## [How the cloud can improve your security solutions?](https://community.f5.com/t/how-the-cloud-can-improve-your-security-solutions/63470)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Newe\_27](https://community.f5.com/u/Gary_Newe_27)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/how-the-cloud-can-improve-your-security-solutions/63470 "2015-10-07T12:29:42Z")
The advantage of being in this industry for a while is that you get to see first hand how things change. Mostly for the better, and usually quite quickly, too. Some of these changes have a knock-on effect on other parts … --- ## [Does Your Cloud Quiesce? It Should.](https://community.f5.com/t/does-your-cloud-quiesce-it-should/68490)
**Author:** [@Lori\_MacVittie](https://community.f5.com/u/Lori_MacVittie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/does-your-cloud-quiesce-it-should/68490 "2015-10-01T17:15:38Z")
cloud sdn Without the ability to gracefully shutdown the “contraction” side of elasticity may be problematic Quiescence, in a nutshell, is your mom telling you to “finish what you’re doing but don’t start anything new… --- ## [On Cloud Nine: Lucky 7 questions you have about Singapore’s journey to becoming a Smart Nation](https://community.f5.com/t/on-cloud-nine-lucky-7-questions-you-have-about-singapore-s-journey-to-becoming-a-smart-nation/64486)
**Author:** [@Kuna\_Nallappan](https://community.f5.com/u/Kuna_Nallappan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 6:35am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/on-cloud-nine-lucky-7-questions-you-have-about-singapore-s-journey-to-becoming-a-smart-nation/64486 "2015-09-14T06:35:54Z")
The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) wants to make Singapore the world’s first Smart Nation, and this vision means connecting devices, things and people to provide better quality of life in an era of mobility, urban … --- ## [Encrypted Content Cannot be Optimized, but the Delivery Platform Can](https://community.f5.com/t/encrypted-content-cannot-be-optimized-but-the-delivery-platform-can/62727)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Yue](https://community.f5.com/u/Frank_Yue)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/encrypted-content-cannot-be-optimized-but-the-delivery-platform-can/62727 "2015-06-24T22:06:36Z")
\#LTEWS #TCPOptimization Someone recently asked me about TCP optimization and what it really was and why it was important for today’s networks. I have previously written a blog post about how TCP optimization can improve … --- ## [IoT를 위한 인프라](https://community.f5.com/t/iot/64300)
**Author:** [@Ki\_Uk\_Shin\_4866](https://community.f5.com/u/Ki_Uk_Shin_4866)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/iot/64300 "2015-06-24T03:40:00Z")
Please find the English language post from which this was adapted here. IoT 애플리케이션들이 다양한 형태와 크기로 생겨나고 있는 상황에서 고객과 비즈니스를 모두 지원하기 위한 가장 중요한 요소로 가용성이 손꼽히고 있다. 가장 기본적인 고가용성 아키텍처는 전형적인 3단형 디자인이다. 우선 네트워크 DMZ 내의 복수의 ADC 장비들이 … --- ## [Sometimes a Hack is Not a Hack, but We Should Still Worry](https://community.f5.com/t/sometimes-a-hack-is-not-a-hack-but-we-should-still-worry/62725)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Yue](https://community.f5.com/u/Frank_Yue)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/sometimes-a-hack-is-not-a-hack-but-we-should-still-worry/62725 "2015-06-23T23:37:21Z")
\#LTEWS security I was at a roundtable discussion recently talking about security in the mobile carrier networks. During the discussion the recently announced SS7 signaling hack was introduced as an example. I would propo… --- ## [Deliver Resiliency and Scalability with Dell vWorkspace and F5's Local Traffic Manager](https://community.f5.com/t/deliver-resiliency-and-scalability-with-dell-vworkspace-and-f5s-local-traffic-manager/64286)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Venezia](https://community.f5.com/u/Justin_Venezia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/deliver-resiliency-and-scalability-with-dell-vworkspace-and-f5s-local-traffic-manager/64286 "2015-06-04T23:53:00Z")
Recently, there’s been some “buzz” around how to configure Dell vWorkspace components behind BIG-IP’s Local Traffic Manager. A few months back, I had the opportunity to work with Stephen Yorke from the Dell vWorkspace te… --- ## [HOT OFF THE PRESSES – VMware and F5 Hands-On-Lab Now Available!](https://community.f5.com/t/hot-off-the-presses-vmware-and-f5-hands-on-lab-now-available/64291)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Venezia](https://community.f5.com/u/Justin_Venezia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/hot-off-the-presses-vmware-and-f5-hands-on-lab-now-available/64291 "2015-05-27T16:49:00Z")
VMware and F5 are proud to announce the availability of one of the first partner-centric labs utilizing VMware’s global Hands-On-Lab infrastructure. In close collaboration with the VMware End User Computing Technical Ena… [Next page](https://community.f5.com/tag/service-provider/295.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=service-provider)