Chapter 2 Maximizing Throughput On The Asa 5550; Embedded Network Interfaces - Cisco 5510 - ASA SSL / IPsec VPN Edition Getting Started Manual

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Embedded Network Interfaces

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Maximizing Throughput on the ASA
5550
This chapter applies only to the Cisco ASA 5550.
The Cisco ASA 5550 adaptive security appliance is designed to deliver maximum
throughput when configured according to the guidelines described in this chapter.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Embedded Network Interfaces, page 2-1
Balancing Traffic to Maximize Throughput, page 2-2
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What to Do Next, page 2-5
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The adaptive security appliance has two internal buses providing copper Gigabit
Ethernet and fiber Gigabit Ethernet connectivity:
Slot 0 (corresponding to Bus 0) has four embedded copper Gigabit Ethernet
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ports
Slot 1 (corresponding to Bus 1) has four embedded copper Gigabit Ethernet
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ports and four embedded SFPs that support fiber Gigabit Ethernet
connectivity
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