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Remote-access security: The Cisco ASA 5500 Series delivers SSL and IPsec VPN
services to provide secure connectivity for remote users (for example, teleworkers, mobile
workers, and remote offices).
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SIP trunk security: Businesses are migrating to SIP trunk architectures to lower their
communication costs. The Cisco ASA 5500 Series’ robust SIP security capabilities provide
protection from any attacks through SIP trunks.
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Trusted/untrusted boundaries: The Cisco ASA 5500 Series can also be positioned as a
security device between a trusted and untrusted network to help ensure that vulnerabilities
from the untrusted network do not impact the trusted network. This can include a Cisco
ASA 5500 Series appliance being used to proxy traffic between voice and data VLANs, or a
DMZ architecture where a Cisco ASA 5500 Series appliance is used to secure an internal
network against external access.
With the range of Cisco ASA 5500 Series models available, organizations have the flexibility to
standardize on a single family of security products while positioning specific models to meet
different performance needs for every topology or location.
Figure 1. Cisco ASA 5500 Series Deployment Topologies
The Cisco ASA 5500 Series provides the most complete suite of voice and video security features
for a unified communications network. Table 1 lists the features and benefits.