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number of sessions cisco pix can support

donnie
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Hi all. I would like to know how many network sessions including vpn sessions a cisco pix 515e device can support. I don't seem to be able to find the specifications of pix515e from the internet. Understand its EOL already. Pls advise, thks in advance.

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• Cleartext throughput: Up to 190 Mbps

• Concurrent connections: 130,000

• 168-bit 3DES IPSec VPN throughput: Up to 135 Mbps with VAC+ or 63 Mbps with VAC

• 128-bit AES IPSec VPN throughput: Up to 130 Mbps with VAC+

• 256-bit AES IPSec VPN throughput: Up to 130 Mbps with VAC+

• Simultaneous VPN tunnels: 2000

As per the following URL

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps5708/ps5709/ps2030/ps4094/product_data_sheet09186a0080091b15.html

HTH

Syed Iftekhar Ahmed

Hi lftekhar,

Thk you for the url link.

Can i confirm if 2000 simultaneous vpn tunnels refer to capability of supporting 2000 simultaneous vpn connections to the firewall?

As per my understanding value 2000 means that 515E supports up to 2000 Security Associations, NOT individual tunnels.

Easch IPSEC tunnel has 3 SAs (IKE SA, Tx SA, Rx SA). Depending on how elaborate your access-lists are, these can

use additional SA's.

In summary there are approximately 5 to 7 SA's per tunnel in a typical

configuration.

With assumption of 7 SAs per tunnel.The total comes to 285 unique tunnels.

Syed Iftekhar Ahmed

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