Manual Chapter :
Communication Dialogue
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BIG-IP LTM
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Communication Dialogue
The following example illustrates communication between different clients and a server. The
example traverses down with time. Text entered is in
courier
.Client A | Client B | Server | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
What is your name Alex Welcome Alice | What is your name Bob Welcome Bob | Both clients connect and provide their routing name | |
Bob: Are you there | Request sent to route Bob (Req 1) | ||
Are you there Yes, who is this? | Request displayed (Req 1) Response (there is no destination provided), so it is routed to the originator of the
oldest request (Rsp 1) | ||
Yes, who is this? Bob: This is Alex | Response delivered (Rsp 1) New request (Req 2) | ||
This is Alice Alex: hello Alex | Request delivered (Req 2) New request (Req 3) | ||
hello Alex | Request delivered (Req 3) | ||
Charlie: Are you there? | New request (Req 4), destination does not match any existing routes so the default
route is selected. | ||
What do you wish to be called Dave Welcome Dave | New connection established to pool member of default route | ||
Are you there? Yes, who is this? | Request delivered (Req 4) Response to Req 4 (Rsp 4) | ||
Yes, who is this? Bob | Response delivered (Rsp 4) Since there is no destination, this is a response. This will be matched to the oldest
pending request on this connection which is Req 2 (Rsp 2) | ||
Bob | Response to Req 2 delivered (Rsp 2) |