sɪmˈɛtɹɪk pˌiːˌiːpˈiːz jˈuːs aɪdˈɛntɪkəl bᵻhˈeɪvjɚɹ ɪn bˈoʊθ dᵻɹˈɛkʃənz; ðɪ ˈækʃənz tˈeɪkən baɪ ðə pˌiːˌiːpˈiː əkˈɜːɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ˈɪntɚfˌeɪs ɐ pˈækɪt ɪz ɹᵻsˈiːvd.
Symmetric PEPs use identical behavior in both directions; the actions taken by the PEP occur independent from which interface a packet is received.