Updated Date: 07/07/2026
Overview: HTTP/2 full-proxy configuration with session persistence
When your application server infrastructure is composed of HTTP/2-enabled servers, you can take advantage of the HTTP/2 acceleration features that the BIG-IP system provides. Most importantly, the BIG-IP system includes full-proxy support for the HTTP/2 protocol. This means that the BIG-IP system can process HTTP/2 requests and responses on both the client and server sides of the BIG-IP system.
The HTTP/2 full-proxy architecture provides greater network efficiency by allowing the BIG-IP system to transport multiple simultaneous, bi-directional streams of messages between the client and server. This is accomplished through the use of the BIG-IP system’s message-routing proxy, instead of the traditional connection-oriented TCP proxy.
This HTTP/2 full-proxy deployment includes session persistence, with support for these persistence types: HTTP Cookie, Destination Address Affinity, Source Address Affinity, Host, Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (MSRDP), SIP, and Universal.
Note: This deployment does not support the Hash and SSL persistence types.
This figure shows a full-proxy BIG-IP deployment managing an HTTP/2 request.
