What is F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)?
F5 BIG-IP LTM is an Application Delivery Controller (ADC) that optimizes the speed and reliability of applications by managing traffic at both the network and application layers. Through real-time protocol and traffic management decisions based on application and server conditions, LTM enhances application and infrastructure responsiveness with extensive connection management, TCP and content offloading. Its full proxy architecture provides protocol awareness to control traffic for critical applications. LTM also tracks dynamic server performance, ensuring applications are always available and easily scalable. Additionally, BIG-IP LTM delivers SSL performance and visibility for inbound and outbound traffic, encrypting communications from the client to the server to protect the user experience. Independent testing and customer experiences demonstrate that LTM's optimized TCP/IP stack can deliver up to a 2x performance gain for users and a 4x increase in bandwidth efficiency
Highlights
- Real-time protocol and traffic management based on application and server conditions
- Extensive connection management, TCP and content offloading for enhanced responsiveness
- Full proxy architecture with protocol awareness to control traffic for critical applications
- Dynamic server performance tracking for improved scalability and availability
- SSL performance and visibility for encrypted communications from client to server