Quick Take
Quick Take: Catalog date 2026-10-17 F5 LIST is not one hike. Headlines are +22% (about 788 lines: licenses plus high-end boxes), +20% (241, mid rSeries), +14% (136, entry R2600/R2800 class), and software maintenance near +33%. About 3,009 retained lines still show 0%. Catalog size 5,371 (2026-06-05) → 5,553; +297 / −102; net +182. LIST is not channel net. TAOHAN reruns China enterprise F5 BOMs versus 2026-06-05, builds a 偏离表 and 13% VAT 专票 split; net pending confirmation.
What this F5 catalog delta is
Quick Answer: This delta is the MoM revision between 2026-06-05 and 2026-10-17. It is a comparison sheet, not a family-wide surcharge letter, not an EOS notice, and not a published channel-net table. LIST ≠ 渠道净价. Soft net remains an industry estimate / pending confirmation.
Typical scene: the June 5 rSeries-plus-support quote is still inside a tender pack. Catalog day 17 Oct 2026 arrived with 5,553 rows versus 5,371 — not one hike. Putting a 22% tax on the whole truck because the long-haul fare moved is how a 偏离表 fails the first technical-deviation round.
- Fit: Open F5 BOMs still priced on 5 June; rSeries / licenses / software maintenance; China enterprise packs that need a 偏离表 MoM column and 13% VAT special-invoice split.
- Unfit: Stamping +22% on every BIG-IP chassis PO; writing SKU drops as EOS; treating this page as net.
Product identity still follows F5 rSeries, BIG-IP services, VE, and Distributed Cloud public pages. TAOHAN turns buyer-facing MoM bands into China RFQ columns, 报备 date fields where they apply, and 专票 splits. We do not publish a list price and we do not invent MPNs.
Catalog numbers: 5,371 to 5,553
Quick Answer: 2026-06-05 is 5,371 rows. 2026-10-17 is 5,553 rows. Adds +297, drops −102, net +182. That is finer billing rows, not “F5 launched 182 new platforms.”
| Check | Number | How a China RFQ uses it |
|---|---|---|
| Prior catalog date | 2026-06-05 · 5,371 rows | LIST most June bid packs still cite |
| This catalog date | 2026-10-17 · 5,553 rows | Write this day on every LIST cell |
| Adds / drops / net | +297 / −102 / +182 | Finer ELA / SVC rows, not a discount, not EOS |
| Retained MoM 0% | about 3,009 | Do not invent a family multiplier |
| Entry rSeries sample | F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 · +14% | Keep off the +22% stamp |
LIST is not channel net. Corridor after distributor discount remains an industry estimate / pending confirmation. 13% VAT special-invoice amounts follow the dated RFQ, not this page.
MoM bands: +22%, +20%, +14%, +33% — not one chassis stamp
Quick Answer: +22% about 788 (licenses + high-end boxes); +20% 241 (mid rSeries); +14% 136 (entry R2600/R2800 class); software maintenance near +33%. About 3,009 retained lines still 0%.
Think of hardware corridors as fare classes. Economy is +14%. Business is +20%. Long-haul is +22%. Software maintenance is a different ticket near +33%. If finance stamps +22% on the R2600 chassis PO, the 偏离表 overstates hardware and understates maintenance.
| MoM band | Lines | How procurement writes it |
|---|---|---|
| +22% | ~788 | Software licenses + R10k / i15k / licensed VELOS |
| +20% | 241 | Mid rSeries R5600 / R5800 / R5900 — own column |
| +14% | 136 | Entry R2600 / R2800 / R4600 / R4800 — own column |
| ~+33% | ~312 | Software maintenance — not the appliance sticker |
| 0% | ~3,009 | Leave flats |
- June letter: described software as unchanged. This catalog does not. Re-price licenses and maintenance on the 偏离表.
- FCP basic hardware: can sit higher than licensed-bundle +22%. Keep a separate column.
- Net: LIST ≠ 渠道净价. Soft net pending confirmation.
What was added: finer ELA, Schedule A, a few boxes
Quick Answer: New chassis example F5-BIG-R5600. Extra ELA billing F5-ELA-BILLING-BIGL16+. API Security F5-ADSP-APIS-L. Drops include legacy ADC 2000/4000 fragments — not EOS.
- F5-BIG-R5600: FCP basic hardware R5600 — identity row on the 偏离表, not a +22% family stamp.
- F5-ELA-BILLING-BIGL16: extra ELA term-software billing level. Match the agreement level.
- F5-ADSP-APIS-L: API Security local edition, per million requests / month.
- F5-BIG-SCH-A-SPT-US: Schedule A / US National support — attach only if the bid names that program.
- Drops: fragment churn. Unfit: EOS language on the 偏离表.
TAOHAN will not invent a replacement MPN to fill a blank. Send the string you already have; we compare it to 17 Oct versus 5 Jun.
How to re-validate an F5 BOM on catalog date 2026-10-17
Cost of waiting: a printed 政企 pack that fails technical deviation because software-maintenance years still show 5 Jun LIST while hardware was stamped +22%. Self-check: count how many license and maintenance lines still carry June LIST. Small step: Excel with manufacturer part numbers, quantities, license model, support years, and delivery window. Only here: send that sheet dated 2026-10-17 to TAOHAN for a 偏离表 MoM versus 2026-06-05 and a 13% 专票 split. LIST is not channel net.
- Step 1 — Export — Manufacturer part numbers, quantities, license model, support years, delivery window.
- Step 2 — Date-stamp LIST — Write 2026-10-17 on every LIST cell. Compare to 2026-06-05.
- Step 3 — Split columns — Re-run hardware vs licenses vs software maintenance. Do not stamp +22% on F5-BIG-LTM-R2600.
- Step 4 — Identity — Flag F5-BIG-R5600 / F5-ELA-BILLING-BIGL16 / F5-ADSP-APIS-L; treat drops as fragment churn, not EOS.
- Step 5 — 偏离表 + 专票 — Hardware vs licenses vs maintenance on separate 13% VAT special-invoice lines. Channel net pending confirmation.
Email info@021taohan.com or call 177-0882-1321. TAOHAN reviews equal F5 briefs in one business day and does not publish a list price.
Typical scenes on a China bid pack
Typical scene: the June catalog rSeries-plus-warranty quote is still inside a tender or an approval pack. Catalog day 17 Oct 2026 arrived with 5,553 rows versus 5,371 — not one hike. Way out: paste the BOM, read MoM line by line, RFQ citing 2026-10-17, demand 13% 专票 and a 偏离表. Do not wait for a reprint after the first technical-deviation round.
- Procurement: cite 2026-10-17; keep +22% off the R2600 chassis PO; re-run licenses and software maintenance.
- Integrator: F5-BIG-R5600 plus ELA level codes. Map identity before print.
- Bid pack: 偏离表 wants MoM per SKU, not a family stamp. 13% VAT split hardware vs licenses vs maintenance.
- Unfit mix: this page is not ELA-vs-subscription strategy and not rSeries-vs-iSeries sizing.
Common BOM traps on this revision
Buyers lose CapEx when they treat four MoM bands as one chassis hike, or when they treat catalog churn as EOS. Keep three columns: chassis, licenses, software maintenance. Soft channel net after distributor discount remains an industry estimate pending confirmation — never invent public RMB from a band percentage.
- +22% on every chassis: R2600 is near +14%. Stamp belongs on matching high-end / license rows, not the entry box.
- One band for four: +22 / +20 / +14 / +33 are different columns.
- Forwarding “software unchanged”: June letter is not this catalog. Unfit sentence on the 偏离表.
- EOS on drops: −102 is fragment churn.
- Skipping ELA level codes: F5-ELA-BILLING-BIGL16 is a level; do not paste June ceiling math.
- LIST as net: LIST ≠ 渠道净价. Pending confirmation.
- One 专票 blob: hardware vs licenses vs maintenance need separate 13% VAT treatment.
- Catalog date as stock: 现货 vs dated ship is its own field. Pending confirmation.
FAQ
Catalog date 2026-10-17 holds 5,553 SKUs versus 5,371 on 2026-06-05. MoM is not one hike: +22% / +20% / +14% on appliances and licenses, software maintenance near +33%, and about 3,009 retained lines still at 0%. Channel net and 13% VAT special-invoice amounts remain pending confirmation on a dated China RFQ.
No. Stamping +22% on every chassis is the expensive mistake in a 政企 pack. F5-BIG-LTM-R2600 sits near +14%. Mid R5600 sits near +20%. High-end R10k sits near +22%. Re-run software licenses and software maintenance as their own 偏离表 columns.
Not on this Lookup revision. The June 1 hardware notice described software as unchanged. Catalog date 2026-10-17 puts software-license rows in the +22% band and software-maintenance rows near +33%. Do not forward the June sentence as a 17 October fact on the 偏离表.
F5-BIG-R5600 is a new FCP basic-hardware chassis row. F5-ELA-BILLING-BIGL16 and higher are extra ELA billing levels. F5-ADSP-APIS-L is API Security local edition. About 102 drops include legacy ADC 2000/4000 fragments — that is not EOS language for the 偏离表.
Send an Excel with manufacturer part numbers, quantities, license model, support years, and delivery window. Cite catalog date 2026-10-17. Ask for 13% VAT special-invoice split and a 偏离表-ready MoM column versus 2026-06-05. Email info@021taohan.com or call 177-0882-1321. LIST is not channel net; net pending confirmation.
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Key Takeaway
Key Takeaway: On catalog date 2026-10-17, lock F5 MoM bands +22% / +20% / +14% / +33% as licenses, high-end boxes, entry rSeries, and software maintenance — not one chassis stamp. Cite 2026-10-17 on the 偏离表, split 13% VAT 专票, and remember LIST is not channel net. TAOHAN reruns F5 BOMs versus 2026-06-05 for China enterprise buyers, does not publish a list price, and answers at info@021taohan.com or 177-0882-1321.