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Link Load Balancing Solutions
Use redundant links to get a better return on your application investment
Businesses rely upon links to the Internet to generate revenue, interact with partners and suppliers, and conduct much of their daily business. Link load balancing helps maintain redundant, easily managed links to meet business needs, ensuring consistent availability without having to rely solely on Internet service providers.
F5's link load balancing technology manages multiple ISP links to the data center automatically, choosing the best-performing link to ensure compliance with service-level agreements. Our solutions can intelligently compress traffic, reducing WAN link bandwidth for lower ISP costs--and cutting down on bandwidth bottlenecks for faster application delivery.
Why do I need link load balancing?
Business benefits of using F5 for link load balancing include:
- Better ROI on application investments.
F5 technology maximizes bandwidth use to increase application efficiency. - Improved business continuity.
Intelligent monitoring of connectivity ensures continued service in the event of a link outage. - Increased customer satisfaction and employee productivity.
Our solutions make sure that applications stay fast and responsive by always choosing the best performing link.
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How do I implement link load balancing?
F5's link load balancing product makes managing multiple internet connections a breeze, and complex multihomed BGP configurations a thing of the past. The BIG-IP Link Controller provides an intuitive user interface to easily manage WAN links from a single point with comprehensive visibility into link resources.
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What F5 offerings do I need for a link load balancing solution?
F5's BIG-IP Link Controller (LC) can handle nearly any link load balancing requirement. The BIG-IP Link Controller intelligently controls the flow of traffic across multiple internet connections, preventing problems and making sure the fastest available connection is always in use.
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