... to. It then records its decision and the session variables extracted from the packet in its connection table. Finally, the packet is sent to the chosen member for further processing. (A Firewall) The Packet Is processed by the firewall and forwarded to the active Big IP of the internal redundant system. Like the external redundant system the internal unit examines the packet and goes through a similar process to determine the best resource to service the request. It then records it's decision in it's connection table, translates the destination IP to that of the chosen resource and then directs the request to the web server. Once the web server fulfils the request, it forwards it outbound, where the Active Big IP of the internal redundant system intercepts it. The Big IP system inspects and extracts session variables from the packet. It then compares them down to it's own connection table. Since the packet is part ...

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