Overview

F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager (PEM) is designed to enhance network performance through effective policy management. It helps service providers optimize and monetize their networks by managing video traffic, improving subscriber experience, and increasing network efficiency.

Features

Traffic Detection and Classification

• Uses machine learning to detect and classify traffic flows.
• Identifies over 4000 applications, including encrypted and unencrypted OTT video content. Bandwidth Management
• Manages various video types, including UDP/QUIC-based encrypted Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) video.
• Controls video resolution, such as 4K streams, to save bandwidth. Differentiated Services
• Creates performance tiers based on subscriber and application type.
• Offers differentiated services, such as business versus entertainment applications. Subscriber Identification
• Performs subscriber identification via RADIUS and DHCP.
• Gathers information like IP address, IMSI, and username for deeper application and service understanding. Network Efficiency
• Detects and controls network resources consumed by ABR video.
• Optimizes network resources while maintaining subscriber quality of experience.

Benefits

• Optimized Video Traffic: Enhances video traffic management, leading to better network performance.
• Revenue Generation: Enables the creation of new services and plan tiers based on user behavior, driving additional revenue.
• Improved Subscriber Experience: Leads to happier customers with reduced churn and better revenue through smarter traffic steering and policy management.
• Increased Network Efficiency: Saves network resources and optimizes performance, especially for premium RAN resources.