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. Built on F5’s industry-leading BIG-IP hardware and software platforms, BIG-IP AFM provides a scalable platform that delivers the flexible performance and control needed to mitigate aggressive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and protocol attacks before they overwhelm and degrade applications and infrastructure availability.
Initial setup experiences for F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager vary. Some users describe it as straightforward and not overly complex, highlighting success when guidelines are followed. Others mention challenges, citing the setup as complex, particularly in environments already utilizing additional modules. Deployment timelines range from a few days to three months or even a year, depending on configuration and existing infrastructure. Simplicity in maintenance was noted, often needing minimal staff once deployed.
For service providers, BIG-IP AFM IPS does even more, protecting the network edge and performing traffic inspection and protocol adherence for prevalent service provider protocols such as SS7, Diameter, HTTP/2, GTP, SCTP and SIP traffic coming into the network over UDP, TCP, and SCTP.
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) was previously known as F5 AFM, F5 Advanced Firewall Manager.
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