Cisco ASA 5550 Series

Chapter 2 Maximizing Throughput on the ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliance
Balancing Traffic to Maximize Throughput
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Figure 2-4 illustrates several configurations that do not enable the adaptive
security appliance to deliver maximum throughput because network traffic flows
through only one bus on the device.
Figure 2-4 Configurations Not Enabling Maximum Throughput
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