F5 Networks Inc. has agreed to buy next-generation mobile signaling system vendor Traffix Systems for an undisclosed sum.
Traffix has developed a number of individual and integrated Service Provider Information Technology (SPIT) products (gateway, router, load balancer) for the management of Diameter signaling traffic. Diameter is the signaling protocol designated by the 3GPP for authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) on HSPA+, LTE and IMS networks and is also vital for the management and control of signaling messages on LTE networks.
F5 already offers operators various products that help with the secure management of traffic across their networks and believes that adding the Traffix portfolio and know-how to its existing data and applications management systems will give it "the unique depth and breadth to make the transition from 3G to 4G and IMS much simpler, cost effective, and non-disruptive for carriers."
