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When an optimized TCP connection exists between LTM and the pool member, LTM can accept server responses faster than the client. What is the name of this feature?
The correct answer is D. Content spooling. Content spooling lets LTM buffer a complete server response at the server's speed, decoupling the fast server-side connection from a slow client, so the server reclaims its connection sooner.
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When an optimized TCP connection exists between LTM and the pool member, LTM can accept server responses faster than the client. What is the name of this feature?
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- AHTTP caching
- BOneConnect
- CTCP connection queuing
- DContent spooling
- EPriority activation
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(17 responses)- A6% (1)
- D94% (16)
Why each option
Content spooling lets LTM buffer a complete server response at the server's speed, decoupling the fast server-side connection from a slow client, so the server reclaims its connection sooner.
HTTP caching stores server responses to serve future identical requests without re-contacting the server, which addresses repeated-request efficiency rather than decoupling server and client speeds for a single response.
OneConnect multiplexes multiple client-side HTTP requests over fewer persistent server-side TCP connections, which is a connection-pooling optimization unrelated to buffering server response content.
TCP connection queuing holds incoming client connections when pool members are saturated, which is a capacity management feature unrelated to buffering response data between server and client.
Content spooling is a BIG-IP LTM feature that accepts and buffers the entire server response at the server's transmission rate, allowing the server to finish sending and reclaim its TCP connection far sooner than a slow client would otherwise permit. LTM then streams the buffered content to the client at whatever pace the client can absorb. This improves server-side concurrency by freeing server resources before the client finishes receiving the response.
Priority activation brings lower-priority pool members online only when higher-priority members drop below a connection threshold, which is a failover feature unrelated to response buffering.
Concept tested: BIG-IP LTM content spooling server response buffering
Source: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K8397
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