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supported on the base platform. VPN capacity and resiliency can also be increased by taking
advantage of the Cisco ASA 5540’s integrated VPN clustering and load-balancing capabilities. The
Cisco ASA 5540 supports up to 10 appliances in a cluster, supporting a maximum of 25,000 SSL
VPN peers or 50,000 IPsec VPN peers per cluster. Using the optional security context capabilities
of the Cisco ASA 5540 Adaptive Security Appliance, businesses can deploy up to 50 virtual
firewalls within an appliance to enable compartmentalized control of security policies on a per-
department or per-customer basis, and deliver reduced overall management and support costs.
Table 4 lists features of the Cisco ASA 5540.
Table 4. Cisco ASA 5540 Adaptive Security Appliance Platform Capabilities and Capacities
Feature Description
Firewall Throughput Up to 650 Mbps
Concurrent Threat Mitigation Throughput (firewall + IPS
services)
Up to 450 Mbps with AIP SSM-20
VPN Throughput Up to 325 Mbps
Concurrent Sessions 400,000
IPsec VPN Peers 5000
SSL VPN Peer License Levels* 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, and 2500
Security Contexts* Up to 50*
Interfaces 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 1 Fast Ethernet port
Virtual Interfaces (VLANs) 200
Scalability VPN clustering and load balancing
High Availability Active/Active, Active/Standby
* Separately licensed feature; includes two with base system
Cisco ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliance
The Cisco ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliance delivers gigabit-class security services with
Active/Active high availability and fiber and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for large enterprise and
service-provider networks in a reliable, 1-rack-unit form factor. Using its eight Gigabit Ethernet
interfaces, four Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) fiber interfaces*, and support for up to 200
VLANs, businesses can segment their network into numerous high-performance zones for
improved security.
The Cisco ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliance scales with businesses as their network security
requirements grow, delivering exceptional investment protection and services scalability.
Businesses can scale their SSL and IPsec VPN capacity to support a larger number of mobile
workers, remote sites, and business partners. Businesses can scale up to 5000 SSL VPN peers
on each Cisco ASA 5550 by installing an SSL VPN upgrade license; 5000 IPsec VPN peers are
supported on the base platform. VPN capacity and resiliency can also be increased by taking
advantage of the Cisco ASA 5550’s integrated VPN clustering and load-balancing capabilities. The
Cisco ASA 5550 supports up to 10 appliances in a cluster, supporting a maximum of 50,000 SSL
VPN peers or 50,000 IPsec VPN peers per cluster. Using the optional security context capabilities
of the Cisco ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliance, businesses can deploy up to 50 virtual
firewalls within an appliance to enable compartmentalized control of security policies on a per-
department or per-customer basis, and deliver reduced overall management and support costs.