Class IPProtocol (0.5.0)

IPProtocol(value)

The IP protocol to which this rule applies.

For protocol forwarding, valid options are TCP, UDP, ESP, AH, SCTP and ICMP.

The valid IP protocols are different for different load balancing products:

  • Internal TCP/UDP Load Balancing: The load balancing scheme is INTERNAL, and one of TCP, UDP or ALL is valid.
  • Traffic Director: The load balancing scheme is INTERNAL_SELF_MANAGED, and only TCP is valid.
  • Internal HTTP(S) Load Balancing: The load balancing scheme is INTERNAL_MANAGED, and only TCP is valid.
  • HTTP(S), SSL Proxy, and TCP Proxy Load Balancing: The load balancing scheme is EXTERNAL and only TCP is valid.
  • Network Load Balancing: The load balancing scheme is EXTERNAL, and one of TCP or UDP is valid.