Bug ID 1959509: Session creation failure when a new unknown subscriber Lands on PEM

Last Modified: Jan 19, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG_IP_NEXT(VE/HW) PEM(all modules)

Opened: May 26, 2025

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

Session creation fails when a burst of new subscribers. Issue arises when scaling to 2000 subscribers with heavy simultaneous session creation.

Impact

Session creation fails, leading to performance degradation and error in session states. Throughput tests might be impacted if subscriber addition is not handled correctly.

Conditions

Occurs when large burst of simultaneous new subscriber flows while adding new unknown subscribers to PEM. Adding subscribers at a rapid rate exceeds session creation rate capabilities.

Workaround

Add subscribers at a slow rate, not exceeding 200 connections with unique IPs per second. Ensure subscriber addition happens first at a slow pace. Once subscribers are added, start the traffic and proceed with performance measurements.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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