Cisco Secure Firewall 6170 Data Center Security Appliance
The top-tier model in the 6100 Series, the Firewall 6170 delivers 650 Gbps of next-generation firewall throughput and 150 Gbps of encrypted traffic inspection in a single 2RU chassis. Designed for hyperscale data centers, AI infrastructure, and service providers requiring the absolute highest firewall performance density available.
Maximum Performance for the Most Demanding Data Centers
650 Gbps NGFW Throughput
The 6170 sets the benchmark for data center firewall performance. Inspect 650 Gbps of production traffic with full application visibility, URL filtering, and IPS active — simultaneously, without a performance penalty.
150 Gbps Encrypted Traffic Inspection
Hardware-accelerated TLS decryption at 150 Gbps eliminates the performance gap between encrypted and unencrypted inspection. Threats hiding in TLS 1.3 traffic are caught and blocked before they can do damage.
Zero-Day Protection at Wire Speed
The SnortML engine automatically detects and blocks zero-day exploits inline, backed by Cisco Talos threat intelligence analyzing 900 billion security events daily — keeping your data center protected without signature delays.
105 Million Concurrent Sessions
Support the session scale of the largest hyperscale and carrier-grade environments. The 6170 handles 105 million concurrent sessions with AVC active, and 2.7 million new connections per second during peak demand.
2x 7.2 TB Storage
The 6170 includes 2x 7.2 TB of onboard storage — double the capacity of the 6160 — providing extended local event logging, threat forensics retention, and support for long-duration security analytics workloads.
Unified Hybrid Mesh Firewall Management
The 6170 operates as part of Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall fabric. Define intent-based policies once and enforce them across all firewall deployment points — data center, cloud, campus, and IoT — from Cisco Security Cloud Control.
The 6170 vs. the 6160
The 6170 is the right choice when you need maximum throughput, extended storage, and the highest session scale the 6100 Series offers. Both models share the same 2RU chassis, port configuration, and management platform.
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