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Cisco ASA 5580 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Introduction to the ASA 5580
Network Interfaces
PCI Adapters
The ASA 5580 supports the following PCI adapters:
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4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Copper PCI Adapter, page 1-11
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4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Fiber PCI Adapter, page 1-11
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2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Fiber PCI Adapter, page 1-11
4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Copper PCI Adapter
Provides four 10/100/1000Base-T interfaces.
Figure 1-6
shows the Gigabit Ethernet interface card.
Figure 1-6
4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Copper PCI Card
4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Fiber PCI Adapter
Provides four 1000Base-SX (fiber) interfaces. These interfaces require a multi-mode fiber cable with an
LC connector to connect to the SX interface of the sensor.
Optimizing Performance
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The Gigabit Ethernet Fiber PCI adapter with SR optics has a distance capability of 300 meters. The
adapters are designed to support short distances over deployed multi-mode fiber cabling with a
range of between 26 metres (85 ft) and 82 metres (270 ft) depending on cable type.
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The adapter also supports 300 metres (980 ft) operation over new, 50 µm 2000 MHz·km OM3
multi-mode fiber (MMF). The transmitter can be implemented with a VCSEL (Vertical Cavity
Surface Emitting Laser).
2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Fiber PCI Adapter
Provides two 10000Base-SX (fiber) interfaces. These interfaces require a multi-mode fiber cable with
an LC connector to connect to the SX interface of the sensor.
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