F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) is a high-performance, full-proxy network security solution designed to protect networks and data centers against incoming threats that enter the network on the most widely deployed protocols. Built on F5’s industry-leading Application Delivery Controller (ADC), BIG-IP AFM gives service providers a scalable, subscriber-aware platform that delivers the flexibility, performance, and control needed to mitigate aggressive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and protocol attacks before they overwhelm and degrade services.
 
Specifications:
Hard Drive
SSD 1.6 TB x 1
Processors Installed
2 x Intel Xeon
RAM
512 GB DDR4 SDRAM
Capacity
Concurrent Layer 4 connections: 300000000
HTTP (layer 4) requests per second: 28000000
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Data Link Protocol
40 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet
Encryption Algorithm
SSL
Form Factor
Rack-mountable
Performance
Request rate (layer 7): 5000000 requests per second
Connection rate (layer 4): 2400000 connections per second
Layer 4 throughput: 320 Gbps
Layer 7 throughput: 160 Gbps
DDoS flood attack prevention rate: 140000000 cookies per second
Software compression: 30 Gbps
SSL encryption performance: 50 Gbps
RSA (2048 bit) encryption performance: 800000 transactions per second
ECC key generation performance (256 bit): 60000 transactions per second
Dimensions & Weight / Depth
76.71 cm
Dimensions & Weight / Height
8.76 cm
Dimensions & Weight / Weight
34.47 kg
Dimensions & Weight / Width
45.47 cm
Networking / Connectivity Technology
Wired
Networking / Data Link Protocol
100 Gigabit Ethernet
40 Gigabit Ethernet
Networking / Form Factor
Rack-mountable
Networking / Type
Security appliance
Humidity Range Operating
5 - 85%
Max Operating Temperature
40 °C
Min Operating Temperature
0 °C
Interfaces
8 x 40Gb Ethernet - QSFP+
4 x 100Gb Ethernet - QSFP28
1 x USB - Type A
1 x management - RJ-45