Data Sheet
Data Sheet
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Table 9. Characteristics of Cisco ASA 5580 and 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliances
Feature
Cisco ASA
5580-20
Cisco ASA
5580-40
Cisco ASA
5585-X with
SSP-10
Cisco ASA
5585-X with
SSP-20
Cisco ASA
5585-X with
SSP-40
Cisco ASA
5585-X with
SSP-60
Users/Nodes
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Firewall Throughput
*
10 Gbps (Max);
5 Gbps (Real-
world HTTP)
20 Gbps (Max):
10 Gbps (Real-
world HTTP)
4 Gbps (Max);
2 Gbps (Multi-
protocol)
10 Gbps (Max);
5 Gbps (Multi-
protocol)
20 Gbps (Max);
10 Gbps (Multi-
protocol)
40 Gbps (Max);
20 Gbps (Multi-
protocol)
3DES/AES VPN
Throughput
**
1 Gbps
1 Gbps
1 Gbps
2 Gbps
3 Gbps
5 Gbps
IPsec VPN Peers
10,000
10,000
5,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Premium AnyConnect VPN
Peers
***
2/10,000
2/10,000
2/5,000
2/10,000
2/10,000
2/10,000
Concurrent Connections
2,000,000
4,000,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
4,000,000
10,000,000
New Connections/Second
90,000
150,000
50,000
125,000
200,000
350,000
Packets/Second (64 byte)
2,500,000
4,000,000
1,500,000
3,000,000
5,000,000
9,000,000
Integrated Network
Management Ports
2-port
10/100/1000
2-port
10/100/1000
2-port
10/100/1000
2-port
10/100/1000
2-port
10/100/1000
2-port
10/100/1000
Integrated Network Ports
N/A
N/A
8-port
10/100/1000, 2-
port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet
***
(SFP+)
8-port
10/100/1000, 2-
port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet
***
(SFP+)
6-port
10/100/1000, 4-
port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet (SFP+)
6-port
10/100/1000, 4-
port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet (SFP+)
Maximum Integrated
Network Ports
N/A
N/A
16-port
10/100/1000, 4-
port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet
***
SFP+
(SSP-10 and IPS
SSP-10)
16-port
10/100/1000, 4-
port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet
***
SFP+
(SSP-20 and IPS
SSP-20)
12-port
10/100/1000,8-
port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet SFP+
(SSP-40 and IPS
SSP-40)
12-port
10/100/1000, 8-
port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet SFP+
(SSP-60 and IPS
SSP-60)
Interface Card Slots
6
6
2
2
2
2
Interface Card Options
●
4-port
10/100/1000,
RJ-45
●
4-port Gigabit
Ethernet
fiber, SR, LC
●
2-port 10
Gigabit
Ethernet
fiber, SR, LC
●
4-port
10/100/1000,
RJ-45
●
4-port Gigabit
Ethernet
fiber, SR, LC
●
2-port 10
Gigabit
Ethernet
fiber, SR, LC
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Virtual Interfaces (VLANs)
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
Security Contexts
***
Up to 250
Up to 250
Up to 100
Up to 250
Up to 250
Up to 250
High Availability
Active/Active
****
and
Active/Standby
Active/Active
****
and
Active/Standby
Active/Active
****
and
Active/Standby
Active/Active
****
and
Active/Standby
Active/Active
****
and
Active/Standby
Active/Active
****
and
Active/Standby
Redundant Power
Supported,
second power
supply optional
Supported,
second power
supply optional
Supported,
second power
supply optional
Supported,
second power
supply
Supported,
second power
supply
Supported
Interface Expansion
6 interface
expansion card
slots
6 interface
expansion card
slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
*
Max throughput measured under ideal test conditions
**
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
***
Separately licensed feature; includes two SSL licenses with base system
****
Available for the firewall feature set