Introduction to BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager- F5 LTM

Today I am going to talk about the LTM application used in the F5 Networks. LTM stands for Local Traffic Manager and bring applications to users in a trustworthy, secure, and better way. With the help of LTM, user can get the extensibility and tractability of application services with the programmability which we need to manage physical, virtual and cloud setup. 

With BIG-IP LTM, we can achieve the power to streamline, mechanise, and modify applications faster and more predictably.BIG-IP LTM comprises static and dynamic load balancing to eradicate single points of catastrophe. Application substitutions provide protocol alertness to control traffic for most important applications. 

BIG-IP LTM also footsteps the dynamic performance levels of servers in a group, guaranteeing that the applications are not just permanently on, but are simpler to scale and accomplish.Monitor precisely application is accomplishment for actual workers based on application response times, network situations, and user context. 

Fig 1.1- F5 LTM Topology

F5 Analytics takes application precise statistics, such as URL, throughput, and server latency, reported at different levels of the facility. BIG-IP LTM makes it simplify to incorporate with your current tools using industry standards such as sFlow, SNMP, and syslog.

BIG-IP LTM brings SSL performance and visibility for incoming and outgoing traffic and can cost-effectively guard complete user experience by encrypting all from the customer devices to the server. It also protects alongside hypothetically DDoS bouts and delivers ICAP services for incorporation with data loss protection (DLP) and virus protection.

With the use of the F5 iRules scripting code and the F5’s traffic scripting interface permits programmatic analysis, operation, and discovery of all aspects of the traffic in networks.

Clients regularly deploy security improvement rules, backing new protocols, and repair

application-related faults in existent time. With vigorous and stretchy iRules, it can simply and quickly develop solutions that can then position across multiple applications positively.

Fig 1.2- Traffic Flow with LTM F5 Device

iRules LX is the subsequent phase of development for network programmability that fetches

Node.js language backing to the BIG-IP platform. Node.js permits JavaScript developers

access to over 250,000 npm packages that make code simpler to write and sustain.

Development teams can approach and work on code with the new iRules LX Workspace

infrastructure and the new plug-in vacant for the Eclipse IDE, which can be used for

constant incorporation builds.

BIG-IP LTM makes it informal to comprehend operational uniformity and obey with business

desires across physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructure, eliminating the resistance of transitioning applications among outdated physical and cloud designs.

The BIG-IP Advanced Routing Module permits BIG-IP LTM to afford networking routing

proficiencies such as BGP, RIP, OSPF, ISIS, and BFD for boosted interoperability within

the network, cumulative the resilience and capability of your network.