Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 7600 Series ASA Services Module Guida Informativa
Q&A
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The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services
Module
Module
Q. What is the Cisco
®
Catalyst
®
6500 Series ASA Services Module?
A. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module is a high-speed, integrated network security module for
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches. Delivering industry-leading firewall data rates, this module provides
exceptional scalability to meet the needs of today’s dynamic organizations - in a single blade architecture.
Q. What are the benefits of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module?
A. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module seamlessly integrates with Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
switches. By taking advantage of the existing infrastructure to deliver new services, the ASA Services Module
delivers superior return on investment (ROI) and greatly simplifies maintenance and management. Full
firewall capabilities can be easily added by sliding a blade into an empty slot in the existing Cisco Catalyst
6500 Series switch - no additional rack space, cabling, power, or physical interface is required. It also works
in tandem with other modules in the chassis to deliver robust security throughout the entire chassis,
effectively making every port a security port.
Q. What kind of performance can the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module achieve?
A. The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module provides twice the performance and four times the
session count of competitive network security modules.
Metric
ASA Services Module
Maximum firewall throughput
20 Gbps
Multiprotocol firewall throughput
16 Gbps
Concurrent connections
10,000,000
Connections per second
300,000
Security contexts
250
VLANs
1000
Q. How does the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Module compare with the Cisco ASA 5585-X
Adaptive Security Appliance?
A. The ASA Services Module is essentially the firewall component of the ASA 5585-X, but in a blade form factor.
As such, the firewall performance and capabilities of the ASA Services Module are strikingly similar to that of
the ASA 5585-X with a Security Services Processor 60 (SSP-60).
Metric
ASA Services Module
ASA 5585-X w/SSP-60
Maximum firewall throughput
20 Gbps
40 Gbps
Multiprotocol firewall throughput
16 Gbps
20 Gbps
Concurrent connections
10,000,000
10,000,000
Connections per second
300,000
350,000
Security contexts
250
250
VLANs
1000
1000