Cisco Cisco ASA 5515-X Adaptive Security Appliance Data Sheet
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Table 1 compares the features and capacities of the Cisco ASA 5500 and ASA 5500-X platforms for small offices
and branch locations.
Table 1.
Cisco ASA 5500 Adaptive Security Appliance and ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls for Small Offices
and Branch Locations
and Branch Locations
Feature
Cisco ASA 5505; Security Plus
Cisco ASA 5512-X; Security Plus
Cisco ASA 5515-X
Stateful inspection
throughput (maximum
throughput (maximum
1
)
Up to 150 Mbps
1 Gbps
1.2 Gbps
Stateful inspection
throughput
(multiprotocol
throughput
(multiprotocol
2
)
-
500 Mbps
600 Mbps
IPS throughput
3
Up to 75 Mbps with AIP-SSC-5
250 Mbps
(extra hardware not required)
(extra hardware not required)
400 Mbps
(extra hardware not required)
(extra hardware not required)
Next-generation
throughput
throughput
4
(multiprotocol)
-
200 Mbps
350 Mbps
3DES/AES VPN
throughput
throughput
5
Up to 100 Mbps
200 Mbps
250 Mbps
Users or nodes
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
IPsec VPN peers
25
*
250
250
Cisco Cloud Web
Security users
Security users
For detailed sizing guidance see the
Premium AnyConnect
VPN peers
VPN peers
(included/maximum)
2/25
2/250
2/250
Concurrent connections
10,000; 25,000
*
100,000
250,000
New connections per
second
second
4000
10,000
15,000
Virtual interfaces
(VLANs)
(VLANs)
3 (trunking disabled)/
20 (trunking enabled)
20 (trunking enabled)
*
50; 100
100
Security contexts
(included/maximum)
(included/maximum)
6
Not available
0,0;
2,5
2,5
High availability
Not supported
*
Not supported; active/active and
active/standby
active/standby
**
Active/active and active/standby
Expansion slot
1 SSC
1 interface card
1 interface card
User-accessible flash
slot
slot
-
No
No
USB 2.0 ports
3 (1 on front, 2 on rear)
2
2
Integrated I/O
8 Fast Ethernet with 2 PoE ports
6 GE copper
6 GE copper
Expansion I/O
-
6 GE Copper or
6 GE SFP
6 GE Copper or
6 GE SFP
Serial ports
1 RJ-45 console
1 RJ-45 console
1 RJ-45 console
Solid state drive
-
1 slot, 120 GB MLC SED
1 slot, 120 GB MLC SED
Memory
512 MB
4 GB
8 GB
Minimum system flash
128 MB
4 GB
8 GB
System bus
Multibus architecture
Multibus architecture
Multibus architecture
Temperature
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
23 to 104°F (-5 to 40°C)
23 to 104°F (-5 to 40°C)
Relative humidity
5 to 95 percent noncondensing
10 to 90 percent noncondensing
10 to 90 percent noncondensing
Altitude
Designed and tested for 0 to 9840 ft
(3000 m); agency approved for 2000 m
(3000 m); agency approved for 2000 m
Designed and tested for 0 to 15,000
ft (4572 m)
ft (4572 m)
Designed and tested for 0 to
15,000 ft (4572 m)
15,000 ft (4572 m)