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Table 7 lists features of the Cisco ASA 5585-X appliances.
Table 7. Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance Platform Capabilities and Capacities
Feature ASA 5585-X with SSP-10 ASA 5585-X with SSP-20 ASA 5585-X with SSP-40 ASA 5585-X with SSP-60
Maximum Firewall
Throughput (max
*
)
4 Gbps 10 Gbps 20 Gbps 40 Gbps
Maximum Firewall
Throughput (muti-
protocol)
3 Gbps 7 Gbps 12 Gbps 20 Gbps
Maximum Firewall and IPS
Throughput
2 Gbps (with IPS SSP-10) 3 Gbps (with IPS SSP-20) 5 Gbps (with IPS SSP-40) 10 Gbps (with IPS SSP-60)
Maximum VPN
Throughput
**
1 Gbps 2 Gbps 3 Gbps 5 Gbps
Concurrent Sessions 1,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000
IPsec VPN Peers Up to 5,000 Up to 10,000 Up to 10,000 Up to 10,000
Premium AnyConnect
VPN Peer License
Levels
***
2,10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500,
750, 1000, 2500, and 5000
2,10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500,
750, 1000, 2500, 5000, and
10,000
2,10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500,
750, 1000, 2500, 5000, and
10,000
2,10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500,
750, 1000, 2500, 5000, and
10,000
Security Contexts
***
Up to 100 Up to 250 Up to 250 Up to 250
Interfaces 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 Interfaces 16-port 10/100/1000, 4-port
10 Gigabit Ethernet
**
(SFP+)
(requires IPS SSP-10)
16-port 10/100/1000, 4- port
10 Gigabit Ethernet
**
(SFP+)
(requires IPS SSP-20)
12-port 10/100/1000,8-port
10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+)
(requires IPS SSP-40)
12-port 10/100/1000, 8-port
10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+)
(requires IPS SSP-60)
Virtual Interfaces (VLANs) 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024
Scalability VPN clustering and load
balancing
VPN clustering and load
balancing
VPN clustering and load
balancing
VPN clustering and load
balancing
High Availability 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
Performance numbers tested and validated with Cisco ASA Software Release 8.4.1
Specifications
Table 8 and 9 provides a comparison of the Cisco ASA 5505, 5510, 5520, 5540, 5550, 5580, and 5585-X Adaptive
Security Appliances.
Table 8. Characteristics of Cisco ASA 5505, 5510, 5520, 5540, and 5550 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
*
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