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Specifications
This chapter lists the specifications of the Firewall Services Module (FWSM) and includes the following
sections:
• Physical Attributes, page A-1
• Feature Limits, page A-2
• Managed System Resources, page A-3
• Fixed System Resources, page A-4
• Rule Limits, page A-5
Physical Attributes
Table A-1 lists the physical attributes of the FWSM.
Table A-1 Physical Attributes
Specification Description
Bandwidth CEF256 line card with a 6-Gbps path to the Switch Fabric Module (if
present) or the 32-Gbps shared bus.
Memory
• 1 GB RAM.
• 128-MB Flash memory.
Modules per switch Maximum four modules per switch.
If you are using failover, you can still only have four modules per
switch even if two of them are in standby mode.