Interfaces | Interface | Purpose | Traffic |
|---|
| ge0_0 | Command and Control | SSH/HTTPS to the mgmt IP |
| ge0_1 | Sensing Interface | All inspected network traffic |
| sy0_1 | Backplane Control Interface | 127.0.0.1:23 if a session is open from the ASA |
ge0_0 maps to the external ethernet port on the front face of the IPS module
ge0_1 is a backplane interface that connects the AIP-SSM to the ASA in order to receive through traffic to inspect
sy0_1 is a control interface used for reverse telnet and system communication between the ASA and IPS
Note
Management0/0 on the ASA has no correlation to ge0_0 on the IPS module. Management0/0 is the physical management port on the face of the ASA. ge0_0 is the physical management port on the face of the AIP-SSM.
In the show traffic output from the host ASA, Internal-Control0/0 maps to sy0_1 on the IPS. Internal-Data0/0 on the ASA maps to ge0_1 on the IPS.
