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ASA5550-BUN-K9, ASA 5550 Firewall Edition includes 8 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces + 1 Fast Ethernet interface, 4 Gigabit SFP interfaces, 5000 IPsec VPN peers, 2 SSL VPN peers, 3DES/AES license
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.
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
Cisco ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliance Platform Capabilities and Capacities
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Feature
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Description
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Firewall Throughput
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Up to 1.2 Gbps
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VPN Throughput
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Up to 425 Mbps
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Concurrent Sessions
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650,000 |
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IPsec VPN Peers
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5000
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SSL VPN Peer License Levels
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10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 2500, and 5000
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Security Contexts |
Up to 50* |
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Interfaces
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8 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 4 SFP fiber ports, and 1 Fast Ethernet port
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Virtual Interfaces (VLANs)
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250
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Scalability |
VPN clustering and load balancing |
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High Availability
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Active/Active, Active/Standby
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*Separately licensed feature; includes two with base system
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