The document discusses F5's BIG-IP hardware family of application delivery controllers. It describes the performance and capabilities of four models - the BIG-IP 1600, 3600, 6900, and 8900 - including their processing power, throughput speeds, ports, and maximum connections and transactions per second. The higher-end 6900 and 8900 models are designed for consolidation and high performance with capabilities like 10G ports and hardware acceleration of SSL and compression.

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Platforms and Performance
BIG-IP Hardware Family

2. 2
BIG-IP Hardware Line-up
Price
BIG-IP 8900
BIG-IP 6900
2 x Quad core CPU
16 10/100/1000 + 8x 1GB SFP
2x 320 GB HD (S/W RAID) + 8GB CF
16 GB memory
SSL @ 58K TPS / 9.6Gb bulk
6 Gbps max hardware compression
12 Gbps Traffic
BIG-IP 3600 2 x Dual core CPU
16 10/100/1000 + 8x 1GB SFP Multiple Product Modules
2x 320 GB HD (S/W RAID) + 8GB CF
8 GB memory
SSL @ 25K TPS / 4 Gb bulk
BIG-IP 1600 Dual core CPU
5 Gbps max hardware compression
6 Gbps Traffic
8 10/100/1000 + 2x 1GB SFP
Multiple Product Modules
1x 160 GB HD + 8GB CF
4 GB memory
SSL @ 10K TPS / 2 Gb bulk
1 Gbps max software compression
Dual core CPU
4 10/100/1000 + 2x 1GB SFP 2 Gbps Traffic
1x 160GB HD 1 Advanced Product
4 GB memory
Module
SSL @ 5K TPS / 1 Gb Bulk
1 Gbps max software compression
1 Gbps Traffic
1 Basic Product Module
Function / Performance

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High-Performance Application Switches
BIG-IP 8900 Consolidate with Purpose-built
Hardware
• Designed specifically for application
delivery
• Integrated platform for security,
acceleration, availability
BIG-IP 6900 Offload Application Servers
High performance hardware SSL and
compression offload
Advanced connection management
Reduce Operating Costs
• Simplified management with USB, front
panel management, remote boot, and
BIG-IP 1600 - 3600 more
• Increased uptime with hot swappable and
redundant components

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BIG-IP 1600
High performance meets high value
High Performance
– Dual-core CPU provides 1 Gb/s of L7 throughput
Reliable and Adaptable
– Options for dual power and DC power
– Front-to-back cooling
Basic security and acceleration options
– Protocol Security Module
– 1 Gb/s compression and SSL throughput

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BIG-IP 3600
Integrated ADC in a 1U platform
Advanced security and acceleration options
– WebAccelerator option
– Application Security Module option
High Performance
– Dual-core CPU provides 2 Gb/s of L7 throughput
Reliable and Adaptable
– Options for dual power and DC power
– Front-to-back cooling

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BIG-IP 6900
Consolidation and Integration
High Performance for Consolidation
– Dual CPU, Dual Core for 6 Gb/s of L7 throughput
– Hardware SSL and Compression offload
Multi-module Integration
– Run multiple modules and unify application delivery functions onto a
single device
Reliable and Adaptable
– Dual power supplies and dual hard drives standard
– Front-to-back cooling

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BIG-IP 8900
The Foundation of a Unified ADN
High Performance for Consolidation
– Dual CPU, Quad Core for 12 Gb/s of L7 throughput
– Hardware SSL and compression offload
10G Ports for Next-gen Data Centers
– Two 10G SFP ports in addition to 1G copper and fiber connections
Reliable and Adaptable
– Dual power supplies and dual hard drives standard
– Front-to-back cooling

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Platform Performance
BIG-IP 1600 BIG-IP 3600 BIG-IP 6900 BIG-IP 8900
Max. throughput 1 Gbps 2 Gbps 6 Gbps 12 Gbps
Layer 4
60,000 115,000 220,000 400,000
Connections/sec
Layer 7
100,000 135,000 600,000 1,200,000
Requests/sec (inf-inf)
Max. conc. conn. 4 Million 4 Million 8 Million 16 Million
Max. SSL TPS 5,000 10,000 25,000 58,000
Max. SSL Bulk 1 Gbps 1.5 Gbps 4 Gbps 9.6 Gbps
Max. SSL conc. conn. 1 Million 1 Million 2 Million 4 Million
Max. compression 1 Gbps 1 Gbps 5 Gbps 9.6 Gbps
Switch backplane 14 Gbps 24 Gbps 68 Gbps 112 Gbps