Updated Date: 04/21/2026
Create a virtual server for web traffic over QUIC
You can create a virtual server on the BIG-IP system to manage web traffic that uses the transport-layer protocol QUIC instead of TCP. Once deployed, this virtual server causes the system to: listen for secure client web traffic sent over QUIC and UDP, decrypt the traffic, and forward the decrypted traffic to an application server pool over TCP.
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On the Main tab, click Local Traffic > Virtual Servers.
This displays a list of virtual servers on the system.
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Click Create.
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Type a name for the virtual server, such as
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From the Type list, select Standard.
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In the Source Address box, confirm that Host is selected, and type the address 0.0.0.0.
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In the Destination Address/Mask box, confirm that Host is selected, and type an IP address in CIDR format.
The netmask you specify must be
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From the Service Port list, select HTTPS.
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From the State list, confirm that Enabled is selected.
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From the Configuration list, select Advanced.
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From the Protocol list, select UDP.
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From the Protocol Profile (Client) list, confirm that udp is selected.
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From the Protocol Profile (Server) list, select an existing TCP profile.
Note: F5 recommends that you select the default profile f5-tcp-lan.
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For the HTTP Profile (Client) setting, confirm that the default profile http is selected.
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For the HTTP Profile (Server) setting, confirm that (Use Client Profile) is selected.
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For the SSL Profile (Client) setting, select clientssl-quic.
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From the Source Address Translation list, select Auto Map.
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For the Address Translation setting, confirm that the Enabled check box is selected.
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For the Port Translation setting, confirm that the Enabled check box is selected.
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In the Acceleration area of the screen, for the HTTP MRF Router setting, select the check box.
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For the QUIC Profile setting, select the QUIC profile that you previously created.
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From the HTTP3 Profile list, select the HTTP3 profile you previously created.
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From the Default Pool list, select the name of the web server pool you created earlier.
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Click Finished.