Datasheet
Data Sheet
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Feature ASA 5580-20 ASA 5580-40
Max VPN Throughput 1 Gbps 1 Gbps
Concurrent Sessions 1,000,000 2,000,000
IPsec VPN Peers 10000 10000
SSL VPN Peer License
Levels*
10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 2500,
5000, and 10,000
10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 2500,
5000, and 10000
Security Contexts Up to 50* Up to 50*
Interfaces 2 Gigabit Ethernet management 2 Gigabit Ethernet management
Interface Card Slots 6 6
Interface Card Options
●
4 Port 10/100/1000, RJ45
●
4 Port Gigabit Ethernet fiber, SR, LC
●
2 Port 10Gigabit Ethernet fiber, SR, LC
●
4 Port 10/100/1000, RJ45
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4 Port Gigabit Ethernet fiber, SR, LC
●
2 Port 10Gigabit Ethernet fiber, SR, LC
Virtual interfaces
(VLANs)
100 100
Scalability VPN clustering and load balancing VPN clustering and load balancing
High Availability Active/Active, Active/Standby Active/Active, Active/Standby
Redundant Power Supported, second power supply optional Supported, second power supply optional
* Separately licensed feature; includes two with base system
Specifications
Table 7, 8 provides a comparison of the Cisco ASA 5505, 5510, 5520, 5540, 5550, and 5580
Adaptive Security Appliances.
Table 7. Characteristics of Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances
Feature Cisco ASA 5505 Cisco ASA 5510 Cisco ASA 5520 Cisco ASA 5540 Cisco ASA 5550
Users/Nodes 10, 50, or
unlimited
Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Firewall
Throughput
Up to 150 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps Up to 450 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps Up to 1.2 Gbps
Maximum
Firewall and IPS
Throughput
Not available
●
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
SSL 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 36,000
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