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Get unmatched power with BIG-IP hardware

Our ground-breaking platforms deliver unmatched power, dramatically improving Layer 4-7 traffic throughput and providing better application delivery. F5's revolutionary TMOS architecture is at the heart of all BIG-IP platforms, efficiently isolating clients from the server-side flows to increase application performance and allow custom payload inspection and transformation capabilities with iRules.

BIG-IP is available on the VIPRION system:

VIPRION Hardware

VIPRION

The first application delivery controller that scales on demand. Add up to four performance blades to its chassis and scale your application delivery network as demands grow. With the highest levels of throughput and transactions per second of any platform on the market, this device is the ultimate application delivery controller for next-generation data center design.

BIG-IP is available on seven application switch platforms:

BIG-IP 8800 Series Hardware

BIG-IP 8800 Series

The BIG-IP 8800 utilizes symmetric multiprocessing across four processor cores. This technology allows BIG-IP performance to scale to four times the level of a single processor system and deliver unmatched levels of Layer 7 and SSL throughput, SSL transactions per second and compression performance on a single application switch.
BIG-IP 8400 Series Hardware

BIG-IP 8400 Series

The BIG-IP 8400 provides a flexible platform that can scale to meet next-generation data center design. The Packet Velocity ASIC 10 (PVA 10) delivers industry-leading L4 throughput and DoS protection, allowing the core processor to focus on high-speed SSL and compression performance.
BIG-IP 6900 Series Hardware

BIG-IP 6900 Series

With two dual-core processors as well as hardware SSL and compression, the BIG-IP 6900 has the performance to provide an integrated platform for application delivery. The BIG-IP 6900 can process up to 6 Gb/s of throughput to handle the most demanding applications.
BIG-IP 3400 Series Hardware

BIG-IP 3600 Series

The BIG-IP 3600 provides a high-performance, entry-level platform for organizations wanting to add integrated application delivery to their network, with options for advanced security and acceleration.
BIG-IP 1500 Series Hardware

BIG-IP 1600 Series

The BIG-IP 1600 offers all the functionality of TMOS in a cost-effective, entry-level platform for intelligent application delivery.

BIG-IP WebAccelerator 4500

BIG-IP 4500 Series Hardware

BIG-IP 4500 Series

The BIG-IP WebAccelerator 4500 is sold exclusively for use with BIG-IP WebAccelerator software. Its dual-processor configuration, 8GB of RAM, and ground-breaking architecture combine to give users secure, reliable application access at high speeds under real-world conditions.
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