Bug ID 946089: BIG-IP might send excessive multicast/broadcast traffic.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP MA-VE(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5, 14.1.0.6, 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 14.1.2.5, 14.1.2.6, 14.1.2.7, 14.1.2.8, 14.1.3, 14.1.3.1, 14.1.4, 14.1.4.1, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 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, 15.1.2, 15.1.2.1, 15.1.3, 15.1.3.1, 16.0.0, 16.0.0.1, 16.0.1, 16.0.1.1

Fixed In:
16.1.0, 16.0.1.2, 15.1.4, 14.1.4.2

Opened: Sep 17, 2020

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

BIG-IP might transmit excessive multicast/broadcast traffic.

Impact

Excessive multicast/broadcast traffic.

Conditions

-- BIG-IP Virtual Edition with more than one TMM. -- Number of excessive packets is directly proportional to the number of TMMs.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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