Overview

F5 BIG-IP Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) is designed to help service providers manage the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 while maintaining high performance and security. It offers carrier-grade scalability, high-speed logging, and robust NAT translation capabilities, ensuring seamless and secure IP address management. This solution is ideal for optimizing network scalability for IPv6, IoT, and 5G environments.

Features

Carrier-Grade Scalability

• Supports a high number of IP address translations.
• Provides fast NAT translation setup rates and high-speed logging. IPv4 and IPv6 Connectivity
• Includes NAT44, NAT64, Deterministic NAT, 464XLAT, and DNS64.
• Ensures seamless connectivity between IPv4 and IPv6 devices. High Performance
• Handles up to 1.5 billion concurrent sessions.
• Delivers more than 1 Tbps of throughput. Public IPv4 Address Conservation
• Uses NAPT and PBA to scale available source addresses.
• Achieves up to a 35-to-1 return on a large-scale NAT (LSN) pool resource. Integrated Security
• Can be combined with BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) for enhanced security.
• Provides a high-performance firewall with integrated ACLs, IPS, and DDoS protections. Subscriber Awareness
• Enables log enrichment with subscriber ID for CGNAT NAPT and PBA logs.
• Supports subscriber discovery and dynamic policy provisioning. Consolidated Network Functions
• Forms part of a consolidated S/Gi-LAN or N6 LAN in 5G networks.
• Simplifies management and reduces operational costs.

Benefits

• Enhanced Scalability: Supports large-scale NAT operations, ensuring efficient IP address management.
• Improved Performance: High throughput and fast setup rates maintain network performance.
• Cost Efficiency: Reduces CapEx and OpEx with a simplified architecture and consolidated functions.
• Robust Security: Integrated security features protect against a wide range of threats.
• Operational Simplicity: Simplifies deployment, management, and scaling of network functions.