Bug ID 942581: Timestamp cookies do not work with hardware accelerated flows

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP AFM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
15.1.0, 15.1.0.1, 15.1.0.2, 15.1.0.3, 15.1.0.4, 15.1.0.5, 15.1.1, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1, 16.0.1.1, 16.0.1.2

Fixed In:
16.1.0, 15.1.2

Opened: Sep 04, 2020

Severity: 1-Blocking

Symptoms

Time stamp cookies and hardware accelerated flows are mutually exclusive.

Impact

Reduced traffic throughput and increased CPU usage

Conditions

Time stamp cookie enabled for TCP flows on a VLAN with hardware offload enabled as well.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

FPGA and software enhancement to allow hardware accelerate of TCP flows that have time stamp cookie enabled.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips