A key component of the Cisco SecureX framework, the Cisco ASA 5500 series integrates the world's most proven firewall with a robust suite of highly integrated, security services for networks of all sizes - small and midsize business with one or a few locations, large enterprises, service providers, and mission-critical data centers. The Cisco ASA 5500 series delivers MultiScale performance and functionality with unprecedented services flexibility, modular scalability, feature extensibility, and lower deployment and operations costs.