Manual Chapter : Peer name

Applies To:

  • BIG-IP LTM

    21.0.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.0, 17.1.3, 17.1.2, 17.1.1, 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.6, 16.1.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0

Updated Date: 07/07/2026

Peer name

Each connection is assigned a peer name. This peer name must be set via the GENERICMESSAGE::peer name iRule command. Once the peer name has been sent, the connection is able to receive and forward messages.

The peer name is used to add a dynamic route to the route table. It is also used to set the source address of each message.