r10900

F5 rSeries r10900 — BIG-IP application delivery controller on the r10000 hardware platform; the top licensed model of three, the same physical box as the r10600 and r10800. 1U, 4x 100G/40G QSFP28/QSFP+ plus 16x 25G/10G SFP28/SFP+, no RJ45 data ports. 36 vCPUs available for tenancy, up to 36 BIG-IP tenants, 190 Gbps L4 / 190 Gbps L7, hardware compression, 160M SYN cookies/s of hardware DDoS protection.

F5 rSeries r10000 Series

Positioning

Inherited from the F5 rSeries r10000 Series family — positioning is family-scoped in the graph

F5's upper mid-range rSeries application delivery controller — one 1U appliance sold as three licensed models, r10600, r10800 and r10900, which differ in tenancy (vCPUs and BIG-IP tenants), throughput, SSL rate, connection capacity and compression. 4x 100G/40G QSFP28/QSFP+ plus 16x 25G/10G SFP28/SFP+; no RJ45 data ports and no 1G connectivity. It carries an FPGA and a dedicated hardware DDoS engine rated at 160M SYN cookies per second on every model, two 1200 W power supplies as standard, dual RAID 1 SSDs and a removable fan tray. The four QSFP28 ports work in two pairs, and both ports in a pair must run at the same speed; F5's platform guide and data sheet state they do not support breakout cables. The BIG-IP module entitlement is fused into the appliance part number.

Specifications sourced from F5's published datasheets and product documentation.

Identity

What it is and where it sits in the range

Vendor
F5
Product family
F5 rSeries r10000 Series
Form factor
fixed
Rack units
1

Orderable part numbers

How this platform is bought: the part numbers the vendor's order desk accepts

  • F5-BIG-AFM-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-APM-R10900-BF5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (Base) — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-APM-R10900-MF5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (Max) — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-AWF-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP Advanced WAF — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-BPEM-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP Basic Policy Enforcement Manager — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-BR-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP Better Bundle — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-BT-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP Best Bundle — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-CGN-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP Carrier Grade NAT — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-DDOS-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP DDoS Hybrid Defender — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-DNS-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP DNS — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-LTM-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-PEM-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.
  • F5-BIG-SSLO-R10900F5 rSeries r10900 with BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator — the orderable appliance part number. The module entitlement is fused into the PN, so this is a spelling of the r10900, not a separate product.

Ports and throughput

Port counts, speeds and forwarding capacity

Access ports
20
Min access speed (G)
10
Max access speed (G)
100
Switching capacity (Gbps)
4 × 100 Gb pipelines (they don't combine)
Network module slots
0

Alternatives

Products that do the same job: one class up, the same class, or one class down. Same vendor first.

25GSame class
PlatformPortsCapacityPrice band
r5600
F5 · F5 rSeries r5000 Series
2 × 40/100G QSFP28 + 8 × 10/25G SFP282 × 100 Gb pipelines (they don't combine)
r5800
F5 · F5 rSeries r5000 Series
2 × 40/100G QSFP28 + 8 × 10/25G SFP282 × 100 Gb pipelines (they don't combine)
10GOne class down
PlatformPortsCapacityPrice band
r2600
F5 · F5 rSeries r2000 Series
8 ports100 Gbps
r2800
F5 · F5 rSeries r2000 Series
8 ports100 Gbps

Power

PoE, supplies and redundancy

PoE supported
No
Max power draw (W)
820
PSU slots
2
PSUs included
2
Fan slots
1

Scale and performance

Table sizes, latency and stacking limits

Stacking supported
No

Compatible optics (15)

Transceivers reconciled as compatible, with reach and media

Transceivers validated as compatible with r10900
SKUSpeedMediaReachForm factor
F5-UPG-SFP+-R10 Gmulti-mode300 mSFP+
F5-UPG-SFP+LR-R10 Gsingle-mode10000 mSFP+
F5-UPG-SFP28-LR25 Gsingle-mode10000 mSFP28
F5-UPG-SFP28-SR25 Gmulti-mode100 mSFP28
F5-UPG-QSFP+BD40 Gmulti-mode150 mQSFP+
F5-UPG-QSFP+LR440 Gsingle-mode10000 mQSFP+
F5-UPG-QSFP+PSM440 Gsingle-mode10000 mQSFP+
F5-UPG-QSFP+SR440 Gmulti-mode150 mQSFP+
F5-UPG-QSFP28-DR100 Gsingle-mode500 mQSFP28
F5-UPG-QSFP28-FR100 Gsingle-mode2000 mQSFP28
F5-UPG-QSFP28-LR-SL100 Gsingle-mode10000 mQSFP28
F5-UPG-QSFP28-LR4100 Gsingle-mode10000 mQSFP28
F5-UPG-QSFP28-PSM4100 Gsingle-mode500 mQSFP28
F5-UPG-QSFP28-SR12100 Gmulti-mode100 mQSFP28
F5-UPG-QSFP28-SR4100 Gmulti-mode100 mQSFP28

Parts and modules

Published parts that fit this platform, each with its own page

Other F5 rSeries r10000 Series platforms

Same family, different port counts

About this data

Where the specifications on this page come from

Where does the r10900 data come from?

The r10900 specifications on this page are sourced from F5's published datasheets and product documentation. SKUit extracts and normalises those values into its product catalog, the same data its BOM builder uses. This page summarises them; it is not F5's datasheet, and the original documents are published by F5.

All F5 rSeries r10000 Series platforms

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