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Note: The system provides a total of 12 Gigabit Ethernet ports, of which only 8 can be in service
at any time. Businesses can choose between copper or fiber connectivity, providing flexibility for
data center, campus, or enterprise edge connectivity.
Table 5 lists features of the Cisco ASA 5550.
Table 5. Cisco ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliance Platform Capabilities and Capacities
Feature Description
Firewall Throughput Up to 1.2 Gbps
VPN Throughput Up to 425 Mbps
Concurrent Sessions 650,000
IPsec VPN Peers 5000
SSL VPN Peer License Levels* 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 2500, and 5000
Security Contexts* Up to 50
Interfaces 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 4 SFP fiber ports, and 1 Fast Ethernet port
Virtual Interfaces (VLANs) 250
Scalability VPN clustering and load balancing
High Availability Active/Active, Active/Standby
* Separately licensed feature; includes two with base system
Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliances
The Cisco ASA 5580-20 and 5580-40 Adaptive Security Appliances deliver multigigabit security
services for large enterprise, data center, and service-provider networks in a robust, 4-rack-unit
form factor. The Cisco ASA 5580 accommodates high-density copper and optical interfaces with
scalability from Fast Ethernet to 10Gigabit Ethernet, enabling unparalleled security and
deployment flexibility. Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliances include six interface card
expansion slots with support for up to 24 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces or up to 12 10Gigabit Ethernet
interfaces that simplify provisioning and enable campus segmentation. Furthermore, this high-
density design enables security virtualization while retaining physical segmentation desired in
managed security and infrastructure consolidation applications.
The Cisco ASA 5580 Series are offered at two performance levels: the Cisco ASA 5580-20 with
6.5 Gbps firewall performance, and the high-end Cisco ASA 5580-40 with 14 Gbps firewall
performance. Their multicore, multiprocessor architecture delivers radical scalability for the most
demanding network security and VPN concentration applications. Real-time applications can be
transparently secured thanks to the extremely low latency, high session concurrency, and
connection setup rates. Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliances can also be clustered to
provide improved reliability and scalability, with support for up to 100,000 SSL or IPsec remote-
access clients when deploying 10 appliances in a cluster. Additional features including security
virtualization through the use of security contexts and VLANs, increase service velocity while
reducing operational and administrative overhead.
Table 6 lists features of the Cisco ASA 5580 Security Appliances.
Table 6. Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliance Platform Capabilities and Capacities
Feature ASA 5580-20 ASA 5580-40
Max Firewall Throughput 5 Gbps (real-world HTTP), 10 Gbps
(jumbo frames)
10 Gbps (real-world HTTP), 20 Gbps
(jumbo frames)