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Cisco ASA 5500 Series

As a core component of Cisco Borderless Networks, Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances provide:
 
  • Context-aware firewall capabilities
  • Proven firewall services
  • Comprehensive real-time threat defense
  • Effective, always-on, highly secure remote access
  • Highly secure communication services
  • These solutions help reduce deployment and operational costs while delivering comprehensive network security for networks of all sizes.

 

Cisco ASA 5500 Series Model/License Cisco ASA 5505 Base /
Security Plus
Cisco ASA 5510 Base /
Security Plus
Cisco ASA 5520 Cisco ASA 5540 Cisco ASA 5550
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Network Location Small Business, Branch Office, Enterprise Teleworker Internet Edge Internet Edge Internet Edge Internet Edge, Campus
Performance Summary  
Maximum Firewall throughput 150 Mbps 300 Mbps 450 Mbps 650 Mbps 1.2 Gbps
Maximum Firewall Connections 10,000 /
25,000
50,000 /
130,000
280,000 400,000 650,000
Maximum Firewall Connections/Second 4000 9000 12,000 25,000 36,000
Packets Per Second (64 byte) 85,000 190,000 320,000 500,000 600,000
Maximum 3DES/AES VPN Throughput 100 Mbps 170 Mbps 225 Mbps 325 Mbps 425 Mbps
Maximum Site-to-Site and IPsec IKEv1 Client VPN User Sessions 10 /25 250 750 5000 5000
Maximum AnyConnect or Clientless VPN User Sessions 25 250 750 2500 5000
Bundled SSL VPN User Session 2 2 2 2 2

 

Technical Summary  
Memory 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Minimum System Flash 128 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB
Integrated Ports 8 port 10/100 switch with 2 Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports

5-10/100  /
2-10/100/1000, 3-10/100

+4-10/100/1000, 4 SFP (with 4GE SSM)

4-10/100/1000,
1-10/100

+4-10/100/1000, 4 SFP (with 4GE SSM)

4-10/100/1000,
1-10/100

+4-10/100/1000, 4 SFP (with 4GE SSM)
8-10/100/1000,
4-SFP, 1-10/100
Maximum Virtual Interfaces (VLANs) 3 (trunking disabled) /
20 (trunking enabled)
50 / 100 150 200 400