12-04-2013 06:59 AM - edited 03-11-2019 08:12 PM
Looking thru the ASA spec sheets I really don't see a "real world" performance metric. For instance, Cisco claims 500Mbps multiprotocol stateful inspection througput for the 5512-X. So let's say my Internet connection is 20Mb. Does the amount of users behind the ASA matter? The Internet pipe is _way_ smaller than the ASA throughput so I would think user count is a non-issue. Does this mean that as long as my Internet pipe is less than 500Mbs I am OK with a 5512-X?
I imagine that I am oversimplying things here a bit but in general, what paramters should I take in account when sizing my box?
Thanks,
Diego
04-25-2014 02:57 AM
Hi Diego,
You might want to check out this Cisco Live preso (Maximizing Firewall Performance by Andrew Ossipov).
https://www.ciscolive.com/online/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=7881&tclass=popup
This gives some insight in how to interpret datasheet performance figures.
Cheers,
Luc
04-25-2014 03:23 PM
Looks interesting, thanks.
Diego
04-25-2014 03:21 PM
Looks interesting, thanks.
Diego
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