101 · Question #334
TCP Express enables LTM to use different TCP settings for the connection between the client and LTM, and the connection between LTM and the pool member.
The correct answer is A. True. TCP Express is F5's split-TCP proxy capability that maintains two independent TCP connections, one to the client and one to the server, each with its own configurable TCP profile.
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TCP Express enables LTM to use different TCP settings for the connection between the client and LTM, and the connection between LTM and the pool member.
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- ATrue
- BFalse
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(61 responses)- A89% (54)
- B11% (7)
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TCP Express is F5's split-TCP proxy capability that maintains two independent TCP connections, one to the client and one to the server, each with its own configurable TCP profile.
True. TCP Express allows LTM to fully terminate the client-side TCP connection and establish a separate, independent TCP connection to the pool member. This means an administrator can assign a WAN-optimized TCP profile (for example, with larger initial congestion windows) on the client side and a LAN-optimized profile on the server side simultaneously. The result is that each segment of the connection is tuned independently for its network characteristics.
False is incorrect because TCP Express is explicitly designed to support different TCP settings per side of the proxy - this is the core purpose of the feature and is configurable via separate client-side and server-side TCP profiles on a virtual server.
Concept tested: F5 LTM TCP Express split-TCP independent profiles
Source: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K9093
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