https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/cisco-asa-bvi/m-p/3044479#M145845 <P>can some one explain me what is the advantage of BVI in ASA. I mean to say that why its impotent,</P> <P></P> <P>Thanks,</P> <P>KD.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:03:03 GMT kousikdutta 2019-03-12T09:03:03Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/cisco-asa-bvi/m-p/3044479#M145845 <P>can some one explain me what is the advantage of BVI in ASA. I mean to say that why its impotent,</P> <P></P> <P>Thanks,</P> <P>KD.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:03:03 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/cisco-asa-bvi/m-p/3044479#M145845 kousikdutta 2019-03-12T09:03:03Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/cisco-asa-bvi/m-p/3044480#M145846 <P>Cisco ASA 5505's had a bunch of ports on the back of them configured as a switch. &nbsp;This was great for small sites as you could plug everything into it without needed a separate switch.</P> <P></P> <P>Then the 5506 came along and this functionality was removed. &nbsp;All the ports were separate layer 3 ports. &nbsp;Suddenly people needing to add in extra switches.</P> <P></P> <P>The BVI functionality will allow all the 5506 ports to get back the functionality that they did in a 5505, by allowing a group of them to be put into a single layer 2 domain again.</P> Sun, 12 Mar 2017 22:46:55 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/cisco-asa-bvi/m-p/3044480#M145846 Philip D'Ath 2017-03-12T22:46:55Z