Data Sheet

Data Sheet
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Feature
Cisco ASA 5505
Cisco ASA 5510
Cisco ASA 5520
Cisco ASA 5540
Cisco ASA 5550
Maximum Firewall and IPS
Throughput
●
Up to 150 Mbps
with AIP-SSC-5
●
Up to 150 Mbps
with AIP-SSM-10
●
Up to 300 Mbps
with AIP-SSM-20
●
Up to 225 Mbps
with AIP-SSM-10
●
Up to 375 Mbps
with AIP-SSM-20
●
Up to 450 Mbps
with AIP-SSM-40
●
Up to 500 Mbps
with AIP-SSM-20
●
Up to 650 Mbps
with AIP-SSM-40
Not available
3DES/AES VPN
Throughput
***
Up to 100 Mbps
Up to 170 Mbps
Up to 225 Mbps
Up to 325 Mbps
Up to 425 Mbps
IPsec VPN Peers
10; 25
*
250
750
5000
5000
Premium AnyConnect
VPN Peers
*
(Included/Maximum)
2/25
2/250
2/750
2/2500
2/5000
Concurrent Connections
10,000; 25,000
*
50,000; 130,000
*
280,000
400,000
650,000
New Connections/Second
4000
9000
12,000
25,000
33,000
Integrated Network Ports
8-port Fast Ethernet
switch (including 2 PoE
ports)
5 Fast Ethernet
ports; 2 Gigabit
Ethernet + 3 Fast
Ethernet ports
*
4 Gigabit Ethernet,
1 Fast Ethernet
4 Gigabit Ethernet,
1 Fast Ethernet
8 Gigabit Ethernet,
4 SFP Fiber, 1 Fast
Ethernet
Virtual Interfaces (VLANs)
3 (no trunking
support)/20 (with
trunking support)
*
50/100
*
150
200
400
Security Contexts
(Included/Maximum)
*
0/0
0/0 (Base); 2/5
(Security Plus)
2/20
2/50
2/50
High Availability
Not supported;
stateless
Active/Standby and
redundant ISP support
*
Not supported;
Active/Active and
Active/Standby
**
Active/Active and
Active/Standby
Active/Active and
Active/Standby
Active/Active and
Active/Standby
Expansion Slot
1, SSC
1, SSM
1, SSM
1, SSM
0
User-Accessible Flash
Slot
0
1
1
1
1
USB 2.0 Ports
3 (1 on front, 2 on rear)
2
2
2
2
Serial Ports
1 RJ-45 console
2 RJ-45, console and
auxiliary
2 RJ-45, console and
auxiliary
2 RJ-45, console and
auxiliary
2 RJ-45, console and
auxiliary
Rack-Mountable
Yes, with rack-mount
kit (available in the
future)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wall-Mountable
Yes, with wall-mount kit
(available in the future)
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Security Lock Slot (for
Physical Security)
Yes
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Technical Specifications
Memory
512 MB
1 GB
2 GB
2 GB
4 GB
Minimum System Flash
128 MB
256 MB
256 MB
256 MB
256 MB
System Bus
Multibus architecture
Multibus architecture
Multibus architecture
Multibus architecture
Multibus architecture
Environmental Operating Ranges
Operating
Temperature
32 to 104ºF (0 to 40ºC)
Relative humidity
5 to 95 percent noncondensing
Altitude
Designed and tested for: 0 to 9840 ft (3000 m) Agency approved for: 2000 m
Shock
1.14 m/sec (45 in./sec)
½ sine input
1.14 m/sec (45 in./sec) 1/2 sine input
*
Separately licensed feature; includes two SSL licenses with base system
**
Available for the firewall feature set
***
VPN throughput and sessions count depend on the ASA device configuration and VPN traffic patterns. These elements should be
taken in to consideration as part of your capacity planning