
Introducing PA-Series
About PA-Series
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PA-Series ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewalls


Network Security Management
MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting
CPU
12-core
RAM
SW RAID
ssd1
ssd2
Data Plane
100G-NPC
offload engine
fpga
Security Processing
APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match app decoding | SSL/IPSec | decompression
RAM
CPU
Network Processing
flow control | route lookup | MAC lookup | QoS | NAT
RAM
ASIC
Data Interfaces
DPC-A
offload engine
2 x
FPGA
Security Processing
APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match app decoding | SSL/IPSec | decompression
RAM
CPU
PA-5200 Series
MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting
PA-5220
CPU
8-core
PA-5250
PA-5260
PA-5280
CPU
12-core
RAM
STORAGE
Data Plane
offload engine
fpga
Security Processing
APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match app decoding | SSL/IPSec | decompression
PA-5220
CPU
40-core
PA-5250
CPU
2 x 48-core
PA-5260
PA-5280
CPU
3 x 48-core
RAM
Network Processing
flow control | route lookup | MAC lookup | QoS | NAT
RAM
ASIC
Data Interfaces
MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting
CPU
4-core
RAM
STORAGE
Data Plane
Signature Matching
RAM
FPGA
Security Processing
APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match app decoding | SSL/IPSec | decompression
PA-3220
CPU
10 core
PA-3250
CPU
12 core
PA-3260
CPU
16 core
RAM
Network Processing
flow control | route lookup | MAC lookup | QoS | NAT
RAM
FPGA
Data Interfaces
MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting
CPU
3 (of 7/8) cores
RAM
STORAGE
Data Plane
Security, Signature
and Network Processing
APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match | app decoding
SSL/IPSec | decompression | flow control | route lookup
MAC lookup | QoS | NAT
SSL/IPSec | decompression | flow control | route lookup
MAC lookup | QoS | NAT
PA-820
CPU
4 (of 7) cores
PA-850
CPU
5 (of 8) cores
RAM
Data Interfaces
PA-220/PA-220R
MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting
CPU
2 (of 4) Cores
RAM
STORAGE
Data Plane
Security, Signature
and Network Processing
APP-ID | User-ID | URL match | policy match | app decoding | SSL/IPSec | decompression
flow control | route lookup | MAC lookup | QoS | NAT
flow control | route lookup | MAC lookup | QoS | NAT
RAM
CPU
2 (of 4) Cores
Data Interfaces
Panorama™
Network Security Management
M-600
MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting
CPU
28 core
RAM
256 GB
Storage
12 Bays
I/O: 10/100/1000 (4), DB9 console serial port (1), USB port (1)
Panorama Mode: 25,000 logs/second
Log Collector Mode: 50,000 logs/second
48 Terabytes Storage Max
Log Collector Mode: 50,000 logs/second
48 Terabytes Storage Max
M-200
MANAGEMENT
configuration | logging | reporting
CPU
8 core
RAM
128 GB
Storage
4 Bays
I/O: 10/100/1000 (4), DB9 console serial port (1), USB port (1), 10 GigE ports (2)
Panorama Mode: 10,000 logs/second
Log Collector Mode: 28,000 logs/second
16 Terabytes Storage Max
Log Collector Mode: 28,000 logs/second
16 Terabytes Storage Max
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PA-Series ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewalls


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