OPTIMIZE, SECURE, AND MONETIZE YOUR NETWORK F5® Synthesis™ is an architectural vision that enables communications service providers (SPs) to deliver services to anyone, anywhere, at any time. F5 Synthesis transforms the economics, experience, and enablement for SPs with a broad portfolio of carrier-grade solutions that deliver intelligent mobile and �xed broadband services, multilayered dynamic mobile security, and unprecedented scale and extensibility on a uni�ed, multiservice platform. This platform allows SPs to simplify their network, increase the velocity of new services, reduce capital and operating costs, improve security for better service performance, and deliver new business models to increase ARPU. F5 platforms offer any-service-on-any-blade provisioning and are network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-de�ned networking (SDN) ready, enabling SPs to deploy a �exible and dynamic service architecture that can respond ef�ciently to traf�c conditions and planning requirements across the application, control, and data planes.

Data Plane

Control Plane

Application Plane

Secure Device Access

Fixed Core

Mobile Core

Femtocell/WiFi

Security Gateway

VM Management and Orchestration

Network Optimization and VAS

Network Services

GERAN

UTRAN

Fixed Line

BTS

NodeB

eNodeB E-UTRAN

Gb Gb

lu-PS

S12

S1

CableDSL FTTH Access Node

CMTS/BRAS/BNG IP Aggregation

SGW

SGSN

MME GGSN/PGW

Gn

S4

S3

S11

S5 S8

Gi SGiVM VM VM

Hypervisor

Web and Video Caching

VM VM VM

Hypervisor

Video Transcoding and Optimization

VM VM VM

Hypervisor

Content Streaming

VM VM VM

Hypervisor

Content Delivery Networking

VM VM VM

Hypervisor

WAP Gateways

VM VM VM

Hypervisor

URL Filtering

Border Gateway IPv4/IPv6

Apps/Enterprise Content

IPv4/IPv6 Internet

Diameter Signaling Solutions

IMS and Non-IMS Control

Visited PLMN Lawful InterceptPolicy and Subscriber Mgmt.Carrier DNS Solutions

Local DNS Authoritative DNS Infrastructure DNS

HSSV-PCRF

MME

LoggingWarrant/Mediation

X-CSCFSBC/SPGSPR OCS OFCS

SLF PCRF AAA/HSS Middleware AppControl

DNS

Gx/Sd

Gy

XML

S6a

Gz

CamelS9

DNSSEC Cache/ DNS64/

DNS Cache

DNSSEC Cache/ DNS64/

Auth DNS/ DNS Cache

Auth DNS/ DNS Cache

MAP S6a

JMS

LDAPS9

Gx/Sd Gz

GTP’ Gy

XMLRx

Diameter

RADIUS S6a

HTTP

XML SIPOpenStack

API

XML

LoggingMirroringAccess

Carrier VASCloud/Hosting IMS Solutionsand Apps

Non-IMS Solutions and Apps

Data Center Application Solutions

Hypervisor

Virtual Applications/Desktops

VE VE VE

VDI VDI VDI

APP APPSTRG

VOD/AOD

OpenStackAPI

HTTP

SOAP

OpenStackAPI

HTTP

SOAP

HTTP

SOAP

XML Rx

HTTP

SOAP

XML Rx HTTP

Hypervisor

APP APPAPP

IMS Applications

Rx

SIPVAS Applications

Hypervisor

STRG

APP APPSTRG

MessagingSMS/MMS/

IMCustomer

PortalsIPTV/DVR

AdvancedSecurity

F5 Synthesis transforms the economics, experience, and enablement for SPs

Consolidated Architecture

Before F5

After F5

Load Balancing

PGW/GGSN

InternetFirewallPolicyEnforcement

CGNAT

PGW/GGSN InternetVirtual Edition and VIPRION

F5 Value Proposition

Flexible andSimplified Network

Architecture

NFV and SDN Ready

Context-Aware Intelligence for Visibility

and Control

Carrier-GradeHardware and Virtual Editions

Global 24x7 Support and Knowledge

Services

Network Services Monetization

Fast andScalable Security

Expert Consulting and Advanced

Professional Services

Optimize

Secure

Monetize

∙ Silo Approach by Network Services∙ Cost Inefficiency∙ No Flexibility, Scalability

∙ NFV and SDN Ready∙ Improved Cost Efficiency∙ Highly Programmable, Flexible, and Scalable

Traditional Network Adaptive Network Infrastructure

Security

Performance

Availability

Mobility

F5 Service Provider Solutions For additional information, contact your F5 representative at f5.com/sales.

Version 3.0: POST-SP-24172-2014

Optimize Your NetworkAAA scaling and securityApplication accelerationCGNATCloud and virtualizationContent delivery networkingContext-aware policy enforcement

Control plane HA and DRDHCP scaling and securityDiameter interworking (SS7, LDAP, RADIUS, GTP’, JMS)

Diameter routing and load balancingDNS carrier solutions and caching

TCP optimizationURL filtering and reportingVAS cloud bursting/dynamic servicesVAS load balancingWAP 2.0 offloading

DNS logging and reportingDNS scaling and securityHeader enrichmentHigh availability and disaster recoveryIntelligent traffic management

IPv6 transition (DS-Lite, AFTR, 6RD)

IXC consolidationIXC to DC network optimizationLogging and legal interceptMachine-to-machine (M2M)

Network functions virtualization (NFV)Policy and subscriber managementRAN congestion managementSIP/IMS scaling and securitySubscriber and application reporting

Monetize Your NetworkContext-aware policy enforcementIntelligent LTE roaming Header enrichmentIntelligent traffic managementPolicy and subscriber management

Shared data plansSubscriber location functionVAS cloud bursting/dynamic servicesVoice over LTE (VoLTE)

Secure Your NetworkAAA scaling and securityDHCP scaling and securityDNS scaling and securityDiameter Edge AgentInternet DC and Gi/SGi firewallLogging and legal intercept

Mobile application managementRemote access and single sign-on (SSL and IPsec VPN)

SIP/IMS scaling and securitySSL server offloadWeb application and XML firewall