Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL / IPsec VPN Edition

Cisco ASA 5500 Series VPN Edition

Cisco ASA 5500 Series Platform Overview

The Cisco ASA 5500 Series delivers site-specific scalability, from small offices to enterprise headquarters locations, through its seven models: 5505, 5510, 5520, 5540, 5550, 5580-20, and 5580-40 . Models 5510 through 5550 share a common chassis, built with a foundation of concurrent services scalability, investment protection, and future technology extensibility. Here is lists the specifications of the Cisco ASA 5500 Series models.

Platform	Cisco ASA 5505	Cisco ASA 5510	Cisco ASA 5520	Cisco ASA 5540	Cisco ASA 5550	Cisco ASA 5580-20	Cisco ASA 5580-40
Maximum VPN throughput	100 Mbps	170 Mbps	225 Mbps	325 Mbps	425 Mbps	1 Gbps	1 Gbps
Maximum concurrent SSL VPN sessions0F^¹	25	250	750	2500	5000	10,000	10,000
Maximum concurrent IPsec VPN sessions1F^²	25	250	750	5000	5000	10,000	10,000
Interfaces	8-port 10/100 switch with 2 Power-over- Ethernet ports	5-port 10/100 / 2-port 10/100/ 1000, 3-port 10/100 +4-port 10/100/ 1000, 4 SFP (with 4 Gigabit Ethernet [4GE] SSM)	4-port 10/100/ 1000, 1-port 10/100 +4-port 10/100/ 1000, 4 SFP (with 4GE SSM)	4-port 10/100/ 1000, 1-port 10/100 +4-port 10/100/ 1000, 4 SFP (with 4GE SSM)	8-port 10/100/ 1000, 4-port SFP, 1-port 10/100	2-port 10/100/ 1000 Management +4-port 10/100/ 1000 (with ASA5580-4GE-CU) + 4-port GE SR LC (with ASA5580-4GE-FI) +2-port 10GE SR LC (with ASA5580-2X10GE-SR)	2-port 10/100/ 1000 Management +4-port 10/100/ 1000 (with ASA5580-4GE-CU) + 4-port GE SR LC (with ASA5580-4GE-FI) +2-port 10GE SR LC (with ASA5580-2X10GE-SR)
Profile	Desktop	1-RU	1-RU	1-RU	1-RU	4-RU	4-RU
Stateful failover	No	Licensed feature²	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
VPN load balancing	No	Licensed feature²	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shared VPN License Option	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

¹Devices include a license for two SSL VPN users for evaluation and remote management purposes. The total concurrent IPsec and SSL (clientless and tunnel-based) VPN sessions may not exceed the maximum concurrent IPsec session count shown in the chart. The SSL VPN session number may also not exceed the number of licensed sessions on the device. The Cisco ASA 5580 supports a greater number of simultaneous users than the ASA 5550 at an overall SSL VPN throughput that is comparable to the ASA 5550. These items should be taken in to consideration as part of your capacity planning.

²Upgrade is available with Cisco ASA 5510 Security Plus license.