Rate Limiting at L3 firewall/router

Feature Description

Ability for F5XC admin so set Rate Limiting L3 rules at Firewall/Router level Current RL rules are only at Service Policy level.

Problem Statement

L3 rules are more efficient than Service Policy rules

Business Impact

Customer does not have access to such rule. He must open a ticket with SOC, and such rule is applied only during attack (DDoS VRF routing)

Security Considerations

Competitive Landscape

Competition can do it.

Existing Workarounds

Move the protection to Always-On

Risks of Not Implementing

Customer to move to another WAAP/DDoS vendor

  • Matthieu Dierick
  • Jan 12 2026
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