PA-550
PA-550: 10 GbE uplinks and higher wired-port density, without integrated PoE.
Overview
The PA-550 combines 10 RJ-45 1 GbE ports, 2 RJ-45 1 GbE bypass ports, 2 SFP 1 GbE ports and 2 SFP/SFP+ 1/10 GbE ports. The manufacturer reports 4.5 Gb/s of Threat Prevention in an appmix test on PAN-OS 12.2. Selection must assess this result alongside concurrent sessions, the application profile and required inspection; it does not guarantee performance on every network. 10 GbE uplinks and higher wired-port density, without integrated PoE. Transceivers, subscriptions and support are specified for the project. Security subscriptions and optional features are not assumed to be included with the appliance. Validate the licence, version and configuration.
Key features
- Model connectivity10 RJ-45 1 GbE ports, 2 RJ-45 1 GbE bypass ports, 2 SFP 1 GbE ports and 2 SFP/SFP+ 1/10 GbE ports.
- Inspection capacityThreat Prevention appmix of 4.5 Gb/s on PAN-OS 12.2; test conditions retained in the specifications.
Technical specifications
| Firewall (appmix) | 6.5 Gb/s — App-ID and logging enabledApp-ID and logging enabled |
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| Threat Prevention (appmix) | 4.5 Gb/s — App-ID, IPS, antivirus, antispyware, WildFire, file blocking and logging; full conditions in the datasheetApp-ID, IPS, antivirus, antispyware, WildFire, file blocking and logging; full conditions in the datasheet |
| IPsec VPN | 4 Gb/s — 64 KB HTTP transactions with logging64 KB HTTP transactions with logging |
| Maximum concurrent sessions | 398000 sessions — HTTP transactionsHTTP transactions |
| New sessions per second | 70000 sessions/s — Application Override and 1-byte HTTP transactionsApplication Override and 1-byte HTTP transactions |
| Data interfaces | 10 RJ-45 1 GbE ports, 2 RJ-45 1 GbE bypass ports, 2 SFP 1 GbE ports and 2 SFP/SFP+ 1/10 GbE ports. — Management ports not included; transceivers sold separately |
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| Test PAN-OS version | 12.2 — Version used for the datasheet figures; not an upgrade recommendationVersion used for the datasheet figures; not an upgrade recommendation |
| Virtual systems (base/maximum) | 1/5 — An additional licence is required above the base count; validate cluster restrictions |
Figures published by the manufacturer. Final sizing depends on the environment, enabled services and traffic profile.