{"product_id":"palo-alto-networks-pa-5550-ac-next-gen-firewall-175-gbps-quantum-optimized","title":"Palo Alto Networks PA-5550-AC Next-Gen Firewall 175 Gbps, Quantum-Optimized","description":"\u003cp\u003e[shortdesc]3U rack-mount, ML-powered NGFW, 175 Gbps FW, 120 Gbps threat prevention, 100 Gbps IPsec, 49M sessions[\/shortdesc]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[properties]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 512px;\" width=\"512\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e \u003ccol style=\"width: 172px;\" width=\"172\"\u003e \u003ccol style=\"width: 340px;\" width=\"340\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePA-5550-AC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduct Type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNext-Generation Firewall (NGFW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFirewall Throughput (App-mix\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e175 Gbps\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThreat Prevention Throughput (App-mix\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 Gbps\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIPsec VPN Throughput\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 Gbps\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMax Concurrent Sessions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49,000,000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew Sessions per Second\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1,670,000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVirtual Systems (Base\/Max\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 \/ 225\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI\/O (Data Ports\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 × 10\/25G SFP28; 16 × 40\/100G QSFP28; 4 × 100\/400G QSFP-DD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eManagement \/ Other I\/O\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 × 1G\/10G SFP+ (OOB mgmt; RJ-45 console; USB-C console; USB 3.2 Type-A (bootstrap; 2 × HSCI 100\/400G QSFP-DD; 2 × 10G SFP+ (Log\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStorage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptional 3.84 TB RAID1 SSD pair (cold-swap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePower (Avg\/Max\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2,100 W \/ 3,100 W\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePower Supplies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAC: 2+2 redundant (220 V or 3+1 (110 V\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInput Voltage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100–240 VAC, 50–60 Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMax BTU\/hr\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1638\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRack Size \/ Dimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3U, 19\" rack; 5.2\" H × 29.8\" D × 17.3\" W\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e70 lb (standalone \/ 116 lb (as shipped\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOperating Environment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0–50 °C (32–122 °F; 10–90% RH; up to 10,000 ft (3,048 m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCompliance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSafety: cTUVus, CB; EMI: FCC\/CE\/VCCI Class A\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/properties]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[specifications]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 512px;\" width=\"512\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e \u003ccol style=\"width: 172px;\" width=\"172\"\u003e \u003ccol style=\"width: 340px;\" width=\"340\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRouting \u0026amp; L3 Features\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAdvanced routing engine; OSPFv2\/v3, MP-BGP, RIP, static; policy-based forwarding; multicast (PIM-SM\/SSM, IGMPv2\/v3; BFD \u0026amp; multihop BFD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInterface Modes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL2, L3, Tap, Virtual Wire (transparent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIPv6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual-stack \u0026amp; IPv6-only; IPv6 inspection (L2\/L3\/Tap\/VWire; IPv6 geolocation, OSPFv3, MP-BGP, NAT64, NPTv6; DHCPv6 client (PD \u0026amp; SLAAC server\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVLANs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e802.1Q; 4,094 VLAN tags per device \/ per interface\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNAT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStatic, Dynamic IP, Dynamic IP \u0026amp; Port (PAT; NAT64, NPTv6; dynamic IP reservation \u0026amp; oversubscription\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIPsec VPN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIKEv1\/IKEv2, manual key; 3DES, AES-128\/192\/256; MD5, SHA-1\/256\/384\/512; GlobalProtect LSVPN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSD-WAN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePath quality measurement (jitter\/loss\/latency, bandwidth monitoring; Prisma Access Hub (hybrid SASE; ADEM for NGFW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTLS\/Decryption\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInspect SSL\/TLS (SSLv3, TLS1.1–1.3; decrypt classical (RSA\/ECDHE\/DHE \u0026amp; post-quantum KEX (ML-KEM, HQC; experimental BIKE\/Frodo-KEM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePost-Quantum Readiness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePQC for SSL\/TLS decryption, site-to-site VPN, Cipher Translation Proxy; PQC algorithms inc. 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Built on the PA-5500 Series architecture, it delivers predictable performance with single-pass processing and Precision AI to analyze and stop threats in real time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Benefits \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PA-5550 brings deep visibility, Layer 7 control, and inline prevention to environments that demand scale and resiliency. It supports post-quantum cryptography options, advanced URL and DNS defenses, and NGFW clustering for high availability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProven Performance at Scale\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandle growth confidently with \u003cstrong\u003e175 Gbps\u003c\/strong\u003e firewall throughput (appmix, \u003cstrong\u003e120 Gbps\u003c\/strong\u003e threat prevention, \u003cstrong\u003e100 Gbps\u003c\/strong\u003e IPsec VPN, \u003cstrong\u003e49 million\u003c\/strong\u003e concurrent sessions, and \u003cstrong\u003e1.67 million\u003c\/strong\u003e new sessions per second. These figures enable large east-west and north-south inspection without bottlenecks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAI-Driven Prevention and L7 Visibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInline machine learning and App-ID provide accurate application identification and signatureless prevention against zero-day malware and phishing. Policies are enforced by user and application for precise control, improving security posture while reducing incident response time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePost-Quantum Readiness\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrepare for future cryptographic shifts with support for PQC use cases across SSL\/TLS inspection and VPN, including NIST algorithms such as ML-KEM and ML-DSA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOperational Consistency and HA\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManage at scale through Strata Cloud Manager with AI-assisted insights, and deploy NGFW clustering for active-active scale and redundancy. 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