Cisco Firepower 9300

The Cisco Firepower 9300 Series is a high-performance, modular security platform designed for service providers, enterprise data centers, and large campus networks. Built for environments requiring extremely low latency and high throughput, the platform delivers carrier-grade performance with scalable clustering capabilities exceeding 1 Tbps.

Key Features

Ultra-Low Latency: Hardware flow offload provides latency of less than 5 microseconds.
Massive Scalability: Supports clustering beyond 1 Tbps for high-capacity deployments.
Advanced Threat Protection: Uses the multi-threaded Snort 3 engine for high-performance intrusion prevention.
AI-Driven Security: Machine learning assists with anomaly detection, threat remediation, and firewall policy optimization.
Programmatic Automation: RESTful APIs enable orchestration and automated management of security services.
SD-WAN Support: Simplifies site-to-site connectivity with dynamic path selection and on-demand secure tunnels.
Multi-Instance Capability: Allows multiple independent logical firewalls on a single chassis.
Threat Intelligence Integration: Powered by Cisco Talos intelligence for detection of known and emerging threats.

Performance by Security Module

SM-40: NGFW 55 Gbps, IPS 60 Gbps, IPSec VPN 27 Gbps, TLS Decryption 10 Gbps.
SM-48: NGFW 65 Gbps, IPS 68 Gbps, IPSec VPN 33 Gbps, TLS Decryption 11 Gbps.
SM-56: NGFW 70 Gbps, IPS 73 Gbps, IPSec VPN 36 Gbps, TLS Decryption 12 Gbps.
3 × SM-56 Configuration: Up to 190 Gbps NGFW and IPS throughput with 110 Gbps IPSec VPN.

Platform and Management

The platform runs either Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) or Cisco Secure Firewall ASA software and is managed through the Cisco Secure FXOS operating system. Administrators can configure interface speeds from 10 Mbps up to 100 Gbps and deploy security policies through centralized management tools. NEBS-compliant configurations are available for telecommunications environments requiring strict reliability standards.

Overall, the Cisco Firepower 9300 Series provides a powerful, scalable firewall platform designed to secure high-traffic networks with advanced threat protection and automated management capabilities.