Massively scalable platforms, virtual
solutions, and new 100 GbE VIPRION® blade support the
Internet of Things and network migrations to 4G and 5G
F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced new
solutions that enable service providers to most efficiently scale
and protect network architectures. As service providers evolve
their networks to support 4G, 5G, and beyond, highly concurrent
security platforms and scalable virtual network functions (VNFs)
are needed to support new architectural footprints and deliver
continuous protection for innovative services. F5 continues to
extend its industry leadership by providing highly concurrent
platforms, specifically positioning service providers to strengthen
their overall security posture in next generation networks while
maintaining high levels of availability, quality of experience for
users, and investment protection for organizations.
The Internet of Things (IoT), the capacity required to migrate
from 4G to 5G networks, and the need for omnipresent security
against an onslaught of hackers and malicious payloads are current
focal points for organizations. F5 products and VNFs are ideally
positioned to address these trends and support the accompanying
rapid growth of devices, applications, and connection requests.
Company solutions also integrate seamlessly with OpenStack to set
up multi-tenant and single-tenant cloud network environments, along
with valuable services such as firewall capabilities. F5 will
explore these topics and more at this week’s Mobile World Congress
event.
Unmatched Performance and Scale to Support Critical Service
Provider 4G and 5G Use Cases
To accommodate service providers’ need to rapidly expand their
networks, address massive connectivity and concurrency requirements
of IoT, and promote network expansion into 4G, 5G, and beyond, F5
is adding to its VIPRION offerings with a new 100 GbE hardware
blade, B4450, that boasts unparalleled scalability and performance.
The NEBS-compliant B4450 blade delivers industry-leading high
concurrency—up to 1.2 billion concurrent connections and more than
20 million connections per second with F5’s eight-blade chassis.
The blade eases the transition from 4G to 5G networks, as well as
improves the performance of elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) and
2K keys with SSL. Performance on this level enables networks that
support the explosive growth of subscribers and data use, addresses
the rise of IoT connectivity, and promotes the effectiveness of
DNS, IPv6 migration, and SGi firewall use cases in service provider
environments.
With industry-leading concurrent connections and throughput, the
VIPRION B4450 blade helps service providers ensure that their
network, data, and subscribers remain secure. The blade enables
service providers to deploy the most scalable SGi firewall
available. It can also help inoculate against a variety of
distributed denial of service (DDoS) threats by quickly
distinguishing between malicious and legitimate connections. As a
purpose-built solution, the blade takes advantage of
industry-leading components, including leveraging Intel’s
QuickAssist Technology for hardware-based encryption and
compression acceleration.
High-Capacity VNFs to Drive Mobile Network
Transformation
At Mobile World Congress, F5 is also showcasing upcoming
additions to its software-based BIG-IP® VNF offerings, highlighting
advanced performance capabilities. Attendees will see
demonstrations of a beta version of F5 BIG-IP virtual edition (VE)
compatible with the Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 (40 GbE), as
well as a prototype version of BIG-IP VE compatible the Intel®
Ethernet Multi-host Controller FM10000 Family operating up to 100
GbE.
The combination of F5 and Intel technologies helps customers
promote software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions
virtualization (NFV) deployment scenarios that require the use of
standard server platforms. For more information on the flexible
technologies F5 and Intel are demonstrating at Mobile World
Congress, a companion blog post outlines the details.
Supporting Quotes
“Service providers and enterprises are after elegant ways to
combine hardware, software, and cloud resources without
compromising performance or security,” said Dr. Mallik Tatipamula,
VP, Service Provider and Cloud Solutions, F5. “F5’s broad portfolio
of hybrid application delivery offerings and our technology roadmap
are tightly aligned with service provider priorities to offer
competitive advantages for subscribers through value-added
services.”
“Service providers need highly scalable, virtualized solutions
for securing their networks during migration to 4G/5G networks, and
to enable the Internet of Things,” said Dr. George Kimura,
President and CEO of NTT-AT. “We are glad to see F5’s leadership in
introducing these solutions to address service providers’ network
migrations.”
“As service providers evolve to support dramatic rates
of growth in traffic driven by diverse applications,
the Internet of Things, and rich multi-media services, they need
highly scalable, reliable, and robust security solutions to address
not only current 4G needs, but also support smooth migration
to 5G,” said Paul Parker-Johnson, Principal Analyst at ACG
Research. “With continuity in functionality between its physical
and virtual offerings, F5’s advanced, programmable platform has
proven itself to deliver powerful TCO advantages that help
operators protect their investments and future-proof
their transition from 4G to 5G. Based on a recently concluded ACG
analysis, F5’s offerings provide industry-leading connection rates,
throughput, and concurrent connection capacities—achieving greater
than 60% better TCO compared to alternative offerings.”
“F5 has a steady cadence of Intel technology adoption, which
propels network transformation for all types of cloud and service
providers,” said Bill Rollender, Intel Product Line Director for
Communications Infrastructure and Networking Products. “By
leveraging Intel Architecture (IA) and Intel QuickAssist
Technology, F5 demonstrates its commitment to providing virtual
optimized hardware and software applications capable of adapting to
both workload and network demands.”
Availability
The VIPRION B4450 hardware blade will be available in the second
quarter of calendar year 2016. Availability details for the
forthcoming F5 virtual edition products demonstrated at Mobile
World Congress will be announced at a later date. Please contact a
local F5 sales office for additional product and service
availability information pertaining to specific countries.
Additional Resources
- F5 VIPRION Solutions – Overview
- The Perfect Storm: Security at Massive
Scale to Support IoT & 4G/5G Networks – F5 Blog Post
- Service Providers and F5’s New VIPRION
B4450 – F5 Blog Post
About F5
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) provides solutions for an application world.
F5 helps organizations seamlessly scale cloud, data center,
telecommunications, and software-defined networking (SDN)
deployments to successfully deliver applications and services to
anyone, anywhere, at any time. F5 solutions broaden the reach of IT
through an open, extensible framework and a rich partner ecosystem
of leading technology and orchestration vendors. This approach lets
customers pursue the infrastructure model that best fits their
needs over time. The world’s largest businesses, service providers,
government entities, and consumer brands rely on F5 to stay ahead
of cloud, security, and mobility trends. For more information, go
to f5.com.
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